You can read in more depth about the wiggly world of organization, and the hidden, messy and informal dynamics of organizational change, in The Wiggly World of Organization - Muddling through with purpose, courage and skill and Informal Coalitions - Mastering the hidden dynamics of organizational change.
Whilst rooted in a radical understanding of the complex social process of organization, both of these books set out to explain and explore these dynamics from a practitioner's perspective.
I've just realized that Informal Coalitions was first published six years ago today!
The book was my attempt at challenging established management 'wisdom' - so much of which was at odds with my own, practical experience of working in and around organizations. In it, I offered practitioners an alternative set of assumptions, arising from a radically different perspective on the dynamics of organizational change and performance.
My hope was that those reading the book might use it to reflect on their own experience. And, through this, to recognize that the 'unmentionables' of mainstream management - such as informal conversations, power relationships and political action - are, in fact, fundamental aspects of everyday organizational life. And, contrary to popular belief, the essence of leadership practice.
Six years on, approaches rooted in management orthodoxy remain as stubbornly ingrained as ever.
Informal Coalitions Copies of Informal Coalitions can be ordered from a number of online bookstores, as set out below. The book is searchable on Amazon UK (below).
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Pre-publication endorsements for Informal Coalitions
The following pre-publication endorsements give some flavour of the style and content of Informal Coalitions from a range of perspectives, including commercial enterprise, the public sector, academia and consultancy:
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