The Change Cycle

However necessary, organisational change is likely to be angst ridden and frustrating to the workforce. The Change Cycle will help readers to more resourcefully cope with change at work by helping them understand and predict their behavior and the behavior of others. Salerno and Brock teach readers about six predictable and sequential stages that accompany any sort of change. This model is firmly grounded in recent discoveries in social psychology and cognitive neuroscience, but is presented without arcane scientific jargon in a straightforward, conversational style peppered with humour. Each chapter focuses on one stage of The Change Cycle. Salerno and Brock describe how we think, feel and act during each stage, utilising stories of common work/life transitions and informative essays about the ways people cope best with change and how organisations have successfully dealt with the challenges accompanying the stages. They offer perspective as well as tools and success...