Breaking Free
A Prescription for Personal and Organizational Change
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 6. September 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-7879-0267-4 (ISBN)
Description
Explore the spiritual side of business
The best-selling author of Healing the Wounds writes another prescription for our transition-induced ailments. Here he addresses the self-defeating ways people and organizations react to rapid, seemingly relentless change, and advocates a steady diet of learning as the surest way to break free. Associating various responses to change with four character types -- The Overwhelmed, The Entrenched, The BSers, and The Learners -- the author holds up The Learners as the attainable ideal...and shows how to help those in the other categories pursue the learning path. The ultimate goal: to facilitate transition to a more flexible, self-directed workplace.
The best-selling author of Healing the Wounds writes another prescription for our transition-induced ailments. Here he addresses the self-defeating ways people and organizations react to rapid, seemingly relentless change, and advocates a steady diet of learning as the surest way to break free. Associating various responses to change with four character types -- The Overwhelmed, The Entrenched, The BSers, and The Learners -- the author holds up The Learners as the attainable ideal...and shows how to help those in the other categories pursue the learning path. The ultimate goal: to facilitate transition to a more flexible, self-directed workplace.
Reviews / Votes
"Let's face it--the old way of corporate life is gone. As David Noer so candidly notes, nowadays "we are all temps." This book provides a new way of looking at the world of work. The strategies offered in Breaking Free can help us be true to ourselves, serve others, and ultimately be more productive members of our organizations." --Marshall Goldsmith, a founding director, Keilty, Goldsmith and CompanyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
471 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-0267-4 (9780787902674)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
DAVID M. NOER is vice president for training and education at the Center for Creative Leadership. He has consulted extensively both in the United States and abroad, particularly in Northern Europe.
Content
STRUGGLING WITH THE NEW REALITY.
The Quest for Glue.
DEALING WITH CHANGE: THE R-FACTOR TYPES.
The Overwhelmed.
The Entrenched.
The BSer.
The Learner.
RELATING INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL R-TYPES.
Assessing Organizational R-Types.
Facilitating the Learning Response.
LEARNING TO LEARN.
Liberation Leadership.
Angling Lessons.
Breaking Free.
Appendix A. A Frame of Reference.
Appendix B. R-Factor Geneology.
The Quest for Glue.
DEALING WITH CHANGE: THE R-FACTOR TYPES.
The Overwhelmed.
The Entrenched.
The BSer.
The Learner.
RELATING INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL R-TYPES.
Assessing Organizational R-Types.
Facilitating the Learning Response.
LEARNING TO LEARN.
Liberation Leadership.
Angling Lessons.
Breaking Free.
Appendix A. A Frame of Reference.
Appendix B. R-Factor Geneology.