This hands-on guidebook provides practitioners of organizational change management (OCM) with an expert yet personal perspective on delivering successful change outcomes.
Fortune 500 companies are spending millions investing in enterprise change initiatives, yet over 50 percent of these initiatives fail, with some research findings showing the failure rate rising above 70 percent. This is despite growing numbers of corporations turning to external professional services and increasing numbers of internal certified OCM personnel.
According to Dr. Deborah Dexter, a change leader with eighteen years' experience across a range of industries, the most important factor contributing to these high failure rates is a lack of preparation for the execution phase of change management.
This book remedies this shortfall, providing fun, tactical steps designed to engage individuals in the change process.
Based on Dr. Dexter's personal expertise and scholarly knowledge, You're Not Too Big to Fail walks readers through the steps, tools, and templates for successful execution of her proven methodology, offering:
- A strategic approach to execution process development
- Ten pitfalls to avoid
- Execution best practice tools
- Step-by-step execution guidelines
These guidelines will make a notable difference in preparing organizations to sustain and even thrive through change.
About the Author: As an executive of a Fortune 500 company, Dr. Deborah Dexter has not only led enterprise change initiatives for over eighteen years but also developed others to execute her change methodology.
She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in marketing, master's degrees in telecommunication engineering and administrative management, and a doctor of philosophy degree in organizational management. She also holds certifications in project management, HR recruiting, and change management, and she has gained additional executive education and completed several leadership programs at a Fortune 500 company.
Her successful outcomes have resulted in industry recognitions such as the 2012 Leadership Excellence and Dedication Award from the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association and the 2013 Most Valuable Thought Leader Award: Customer Contact Executive MindXchange from Frost & Sullivan.
Dr. Dexter is the wife of Thomas Dexter II and the proud mother of two upcoming scholars: Ashley and Thomas III.
