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Book Cover for: Managing Transitions (25th Anniversary Edition): Making the Most of Change, William Bridges

Managing Transitions (25th Anniversary Edition): Making the Most of Change

William Bridges
Darlene Pike @darlenepike@qoto.orgDarlene Pike @darlenepike@qoto.org

Here’s a quote about “the neutral zone” from “Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change,” by William Bridges— “The neutral zone is thus both a dangerous and an opportune place, and it is the very core of the transition process. …

Paperback, 2017

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful, Marshall Goldsmith

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful

Marshall Goldsmith
Darlene Pike @darlenepike@qoto.orgDarlene Pike @darlenepike@qoto.org

“Change is not a one way street. It involves two parties, the person who’s changing, and the people who notice it.” — Marshall Goldsmith, from What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful #change #support #system #transform

Hardcover, 2007

$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Infinite Game, Simon Sinek

The Infinite Game

Simon Sinek
Darlene Pike @darlenepike@qoto.orgDarlene Pike @darlenepike@qoto.org

“Better is better than best” — reading The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek :) love the quote — considering what it means when we set goals by looking at continuous improvement metrics vs setting straight up forecastable achievable goals

Hardcover, 2019

$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization, Peter M. Senge

The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization

Peter M. Senge
Darlene Pike @darlenepike@qoto.orgDarlene Pike @darlenepike@qoto.org

Here’s something from the Team Learning chapter of Peter Senge’s “The Fifth Discipline”. He quotes physicist David Bohm. The stream with floating leaves is such a lovely metaphor for communication. Have you experienced the ‘fine net’ he describes recently? I hope so! Enjoy :)

Paperback, 2006

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book