Phoenix Obsidian - Books on Change

BOOKS on CHANGE

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Rewiring the Corporate Brain by Danah Zohar Danah Zohar writes with skill and breadth about the implications of the New Sciences and brings her insights home in ways that are practical and applicable to the management of today's and tomorrow's organizations. She offers a new conceptual structure for a fundamental transformation in corporate thinking and leadership, along with suggestions for structural implementation.
The New Corporate Cultures by Terrence E. Deal & Allan A. Kennedy This book contains a very useful framework for understanding today's corporation. Given what many companies and their employees have gone through, managers need such a book to come to terms with the immense changes that have been experienced, and what effect these have had on company culture. Deal and Kennedy's book provides new ideas and frameworks to help companies to manage their culture better, and thus provide environments in which their employees can work to their best ability. A very well written book, with some fascinating case studies.
SQ — Connecting With Our Spiritual Intelligence by Danah Zohar & Ian Mitchell At the beginning of the twentieth century, as psychologists discovered ways and means to measure intelligence, Aristotle's definition of man as "a rational animal" developed into an obsession with IQ. In the mid 1990's, Daniel Goleman popularized research into emotional intelligence, EQ, illustrating that EQ is a basic requirement for the appropriate use of IQ. Now, at the beginning of the 21^st Century, there is growing collective evidence that there is a third "Q" – "SQ", or Spiritual Intelligence. Unlike IQ, which computers have, and EQ, which exists in higher mammals, SQ is uniquely human and, the authors argue, the most fundamental of the three. It is linked to Humanity's need for meaning, an issue very much at the forefront of people's minds today. SQ is what we use to develop our longing and capacity for meaning, vision and value. It allows us to dream and to strive. It underlies the things we believe in and the role our beliefs and values play in the actions that we take. It is, in essence, what makes us human. SQ: Connecting with our Spiritual Intelligence explores how accessing our SQ helps us to live up to our potential for better, more satisfying lives.
Consultant's Journey: A Professional and Personal Odyssey by Roger Harrison This was Roger Harrison's first book. For anyone interested in becoming an organizational or change consultant, this is probably the most inspiring and at the same time humbling book you can read. You can also read a draft article that he has written on Learning and Healing in Addictive Workplaces: the Consultant's Role. He invites comment from all interested parties.
The Collected Papers of Roger Harrison by Roger Harrison "This collection is a must for anyone working in the field of organizational change. Roger Harrison has made a unique contribution to our knowledge of and to the practice of development in organizations. What this collection reminds us of is just how many seminal papers, which became OD classics, were his." (You can also see a draft article that Roger has written on Learning and Healing in Addictive Workplaces: the Consultant's Role).
Love's Hidden Symmetry: What Makes Love Work in Relationships by Bert Hellinger Love's Hidden Symmetry is a book to be read slowly ... and then to be read again and again. Here is an opportunity to discover the work of Bert Hellinger, whose generative approach to intervening in family systems has already reached into the hearts and minds of thousands of people. Hellinger shows why disturbances in what he calls the "order of love" can create havoc in the family, often for generations to come.
Sacred Business: Resurrecting the Spirit of Work by David Firth and Heather Campbell Amidst constant change, we want to live productive, balanced, minimum-stress lives. We want to understand and be understood. Sacred Business finds the solution in ancient wisdom and shows that organizations too can change and grow by understanding and using this wisdom. The traditional teachings which underpin all cultures and societies but which have hitherto been ignored by business are in fact highly relevant and practical and already finding their way into the world's most enlightened companies.
Deep Water Passage: A Spiritual Journey at Midlife by Ann Linnea Deep Water Passage is about one woman's physical, spiritual and emotional journey. The text really illustrates the phenomenal character of the author and those who may share in a similar experience. The text is inspiring, empowering and motivating. Ann Linnea captures the intensity of her journey on all its levels through the delicate, sophisticated and charged pages of her writing.
World As Lover, World As Self by Joanna Macy This overview of Joanna Macy’s innovative work combines deep ecology and the teachings of the Buddha. A blueprint for social change, it shows how we can reverse the destructive attitudes that threaten our society and our world.