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The Change Handbook, 2nd Edition
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The Change Handbook, 2nd Edition

by Peggy Holman, Tom Devane, Steven Cady
January 2007
Intermediate to advanced
760 pages
23h 12m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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PEGGY HOLMAN

From Chaos to Coherence

The Emergence of Inspired Organizations and Enlightened Communities

The multitude which is not brought to act as a unity is confusion. The unity which has not its origin in the multitude is tyranny.

—Blaise Pascal

The processes in this book bring out the best in people as they improve their workplaces and communities. The chapters are filled with examples of people discovering:

• Wisdom within themselves,

• Connections to one another,

• Respect for people’s differences,

• Power through sharing stories, and

• Capacities for bringing dreams to life.

What is going on? I believe that we are on the leading edge of a shift in how humans organize themselves to accomplish meaningful purpose. The underlying patterns ...

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