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Building Capacity for Change Sourcebook picks up where other books leave off. Filled with practical advice on ways to build commitment to change. Shows you how to avoid resistance before it occurs... and how to get derailed projects back on track. Its more than a book, its an entire system! Filled with assessment tools... templates for planning meetings... checklists of things you must remember... every tool in the book can be copied and used without seeking permission... periodic updates through a private site on the Internet... all text included on CD-ROM at no additional cost. Contents include: Chapter 1: How Change Works + The Cycle of Change + How to Build Commitment for Major Change. Chapter 2:The Power of Resistance + Why Resistance Matters + Working with All Levels Of Resistance + How to Spot Resistance in Organizations + What to Avoid + What to Avoid Assessment for Groups + Know When to Walk Away Get. Chapter 3: Get Prepared + The Key to Turning Resistance into Support + Where Are We on the Cycle? Assessment + How Are You Contributing to the Problem? + 5/5 Stakeholder Analysis + Support for Change Questionnaire + Change Management Skills Assessment + How to Sustain Commitment to Change + What Tools to Use. Chapter 4: Involve Others Early +Open Book Management 5. Build Strong Relationships + The Marco Polo Approach + Know Me Game. Chapter 5: Tools You Can Use Today + What If Scenarios + How to Create a Vision or Compelling Goal + Guidelines for Holding a Meeting + Meeting Between Departments to Get a Merger to Work + How to Present Your Idea to Senior Management + Four Types of Questions to Ask During All Meetings (ICA) + Six Thinking Hats (DeBono) + Technology of Participation (ICA). Chapter 6: Major Tools That Get People Involved brief overview of + Real Time Strategic Change + Future Search + Open Space Technology + Appreciative Inquiry + The Conference Model. Chapter 7: Create Your Own Change Strategies + Conditions for Change Assess