Effective Organizational Change Leading Through Sensemaking [Hardcover]

Organizations are constantly evolving, and intelligent leadership is needed during times of transformation. Change leaders must help people become aware of, understand and find meaning in the new things which arise  they must oversee a sensemaking process.

Addressing this need, Effective Organizational Changeexplores the importance of leadership for organizational change based on sensemaking. Combining a theoretical overview, models and conceptual discussions rich with in-depth examples and case studies, this book uncovers what it is that leaders actually do when they lead change through sensemaking. It presents the most current sensemaking research, extends earlier work by developing the concept of landscaping, and provides guidelines on how leaders can drive sensemaking processes in practice.

This book is for undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students of organizational change, as well as managers embarking on change projects within their organizations.

1. Introduction  Part I: Theory  2. The Theories of Change  3. Making Sense of Sensemaking Theory  4. Deciphering Some Sources of Sensemaking Cues  5. Leadership and Sensemaking  Part II: Practice  6. Landscaping: Leading Through Sensemaking  7. Exploring Landscaping in Practice  8. Summary, Lessons Learned and Concluding Thoughts

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Effective Organizational Change: leading through sensemaking. Einar and Jacob have done a brilliant job in bringing the challenge of organizational change alive through their focus on individuals, personal realities, and sensemaking. The ability to understand (not necessarily agree with) and act on the very personal realities of others is crucial when initiating and leading organizational change. Indeed, a focus on people rather than on strict rules and structure is what l&