Ron Heifetz and Martin Linsky, Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading. Harvard Business School Press, 2002. Prequel: Heifetz, Leadership Without the Easy Answers Sequel: Heifetz, The Practice of Adaptive Leadership Referenced in: Adaptive Leadership Empowering Leadership Overcoming Change Resistance, Creating Change Receptiveness Leading Change Transformational Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is
Ronald A. Heifetz, Leadership Without Easy Answers. Harvard University Presss, 1998. Sequel: Heifetz, Leadership on the Line Heifetz, The Practice of Adaptive Leadership Referenced in: Adaptive Leadership Empowering Leadership Overcoming Change Resistance, Creating Change Receptiveness Leading Change and Transition in Churches Transformational Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary In this work, Heifetz coins the term “adaptive leadership,”
Craig A. Satterlee, When God Speaks Through Change: Preaching in Times of Congregational Transition (Vital Worship, Healthy Congregations). Alban Institute, 2005. Referenced in: Church Conflict – Leadership, Preaching, and Worship in Times of Conflict Leading Change and Transition LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is the third installation in a six-part Vital Worship, Healthy Congregations Series published by
Mary Ann Salerno and Lillie Brock, The Change Cycle: How People Can Survive and Thrive in Organizational Change. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008. Referenced in: Leading Change and Transition LifeandLeadership.com Summary Brock and Salerno’s Change Cycle is an insightful model of six stages people and organizations experience during a change, as well as the thoughts, feelings, and
Ken Hultman, Making Change Irresistible: Overcoming Resistance to Change in Your Organization. Davies-Black Publishing, 1998. Referenced in: Overcoming Change Resistance, Creating Change Receptiveness LifeandLeadership.com Summary Ken Hultman brings a diverse background as a counseling psychologist, university professor, and organizational development consultant. This book is perhaps the most thorough discussion of the reasons why people resist
William Bridges, Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change. 3rd Edition. De Capo Press, 2009. Referenced in: Leading Change and Transition LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book builds upon the material from Bridges’ best-selling book on personal transition, Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes. It applies Bridges’ model to the corporate arena. These insights made Bridges one
Bob Whitesel, Staying Power: Why People Leave the Church Over Change (And What You Can Do About It!). Abingdon Press, 2003. Sequel: Whitesel, Preparing For Change Reaction Referenced in: Overcoming Change Resistance, Creating Change Receptiveness LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a very useful application of the work of management scholars Bruno Dyck and Frederick Starke on
Bob Whitesel, Preparing for Change Reaction: How to Introduce Change in Your Church. Wesleyan Publishing House, 2008. Prequel: Whitesel, Staying Power Referenced in: Overcoming Change Resistance, Creating Change Readiness LifeandLeadership.com Summary Whitsel makes three unique contributions to the literature on congregational change. The first is described in chapter one as the two major efforts that
Merton Strommen, The Innovative Church: Seven Steps to Positive Change in Your Congregation. Augsburg Fortress, 1997. Referenced in: Leading Change and Transition LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book reflects an Innovation Study based on Howard Davis’ and the National Institute of Mental Health’s 1970s review of the 1,200 best research studies on the factors that must be
Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard, Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and Life. Putnam, 1998. Referenced in: Leading Change and Transition LifeandLeadership.com Summary This humorous tale, though not a primary source on facilitating congregational change, may provide an excellent image for communicating about change and equipping others
