ISBN : 9782924651384
Year of publication : 2017
Nombre de pages : 226
Langue : #!trpst#trp-gettext data-trpgettextoriginal=5211#!trpAnglais#French#!trpst#/trp-gettext#!trpAnglais#
How do we bring about transformational change? Why is it so difficult to rally the entire organizational community behind changes that affect structure, culture, and processes? What qualities must a leader possess to bring about these changes?
This book was born out of an effort to answer these questions. In fact, it builds on a course taught for several years at HEC Montréal, «Psychology and Leadership of Change,» whose theoretical foundations are those developed by Will McWhinney in his book *Paths of Change*. This book presents the essential elements of that course and aims to provide readers with practical ways to bring about transformational change, without necessarily describing the mechanisms in exhaustive detail. More specifically, it aims to offer guidance on how to influence people to engage in this type of change.
As someone who is called upon to implement change myself, I have drawn valuable insights from McWhinney’s book that I use to influence people who are facing transformational changes within organizations. It was with a desire to share this knowledge and the techniques that stem from it that I wrote this book.
Pierre Lainey, DBA, MBA, Adm.A., Fellow C.M.C., CRHA is Senior Lecturer in Management at HEC Montréal, where he teaches decision-making. Mr. Lainey has worked for twenty-five years as a manager and organizational development consultant. His mandates have led him to work in public and private organizations in Quebec, Ontario and the United States. A psychologist by training, Mr. Lainey holds an MBA and is a Fellow of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants (C.M.C.). He is a Certified Human Resources Professional of the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines du Québec. As a consultant, he has worked for many years with executives and managers in their efforts to improve decision-making processes within their organizations. He provides training on this subject at HEC Montréal's École des dirigeants, and is a frequent speaker at conferences on the subject. He has published seven books on political skills, leadership and supervision. He received HEC Montréal's award for excellence in pedagogy in 2008.
