The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Organizational Development (McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Courses)

Take a crash course in one of today's most important business skills--organizational development! Change comes fast, and the most successful organizations are prepared to handle it before impact; they act, not react. How are they able to do this? With a solid grounding in organizational development. The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Organizational Development is a skill-building guide to one of the most important functions in business today. In no time, you'll be able to recognize patterns of organizational behavior that are detrimental to your organization, and you'll have the skills to envision and drive the type of change your company needs. Concise, engaging, and filled with quizzes to help you reinforce lessons learned, this crash course offers the knowledge you need to: Address problems with your company’s culture Hire the best people for your needs Set goals and move your team to action Motivate your people to envision change Institute meaningful change in how your company functions Change can be your company's best friend. You just have to manage it with skill. The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Organizational Development puts you on the fast track to face today’s, not yesterday's, challenges.

Amazon Sales Rank: #201131 in Books Published on: 2010-09-20 Original language: English Number of items: 1 Binding: Paperback 240 pages ISBN13: 9780071743822 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!

About the Author Stephen R. Balzac is president of 7 Steps Ahead, LLC (www.7stepsahead.com), a consulting firm that helps businesses improve individual, team, and organizational performance.

Most helpful customer reviews 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. How to Make Things Work By Carolyn S Wales Balzac offers a very clear, concise, and witty overview of key organizational issues. The combination of theory and practice is very compelling - the book builds a step-by-step framework of organizational theory, and gives numerous examples of how these concepts have played out in real-life. Extremely readable, extremely useful in helping to both understand the concepts and put them to use. This is the kind of book you can get a lot out of yourself, but can also give to colleagues to help them understand what organizational development is about and why it's important to them. Highly recommended. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. How to motivate & build trust as a leader By Erica R. Wang Dealing with human nature can be complex. Balzac's book makes simple, and often humorous, arguments to help leaders effectively motivate and build trust. Excellent read! 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful One of the Best Books on Leadership By Brian Carton This book offers something that many business books lack: real-world advice. I do enjoy learning from the many books that offer insight, concepts, and theory, but for once I'm very pleased to find a book that offers relevant examples and suggestions for implementation. Balzac is an entertaining writer and a compelling teacher. He keeps the discussion interesting, yet doesn't get so lofty that one needs to have the same exact background and education as the author in order to follow the conversation. I also personally appreciate the genuine lack of pontification. The book does offer a roadmap or template for organizational development, but to me it's really a book about being a more thoughtful, deliberate leader. I've already implemented some of Balzac's sound advice, and intend to follow through on much more. See all 4 customer reviews....