Agent of Change by Richard Beckhard
The professional memoirs (and insights) from a revered organization consultant. In this remarkable memoir, Richard Beckhard shares a lifetime of wisdom from his forty-five year career as one of the country's foremost organization consultants. Written in a highly readable style, this book offers an insiders view of how change management has evolved in the latter half of the twentieth century. Throughout the book Beckhard weaves his life story with the lessons he learned from his role as an influential agent of change. The book thoughtfully outlines his principles of practice to show how they not only shaped his career but how they can be used as a model for anyone who is grappling with the issues of organizational change.
RICHARD BECKHARD is a longtime leader in organization development and former professor at the Sloan School of Management at MIT. He coedited Organization of the Future (1996) and Leader of the Future (1996), and is author or coauthor of many other books, including Changing the Essence (1992). Several prestigious awards have been created in Beckhard's name through organizations including the Sloan Management Review, the Family Firm Institute, the U.K. Office of Public Management, and the Latin American Organization Development Association. The author lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780787910129 |
| ISBN 10 | 0787910120 |
| Title | Agent of Change |
| Author | Richard Beckhard |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Year published | 1997-09-26 |
| Number of pages | 202 |
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