An expanded, updated version of 1997's Coming Clean About Organizational Change, this version contains 50 percent new references and 40 percent new content including chapters on organizational culture, resilience, new conceptual frameworks on organizational change, and zones of individual performance. Readers will learn how to work within the reality of an imposed change and be true to the values of the change initiatives held as an educational leader. Topics include: New Ways to Think About Organizational Change, Leadership, and Resilience, A Leader's Guide to Understanding Organizational Culture, Harsh Realities About People, Harsh Realities About Organizations, Strengthening Resilience in Others, Increasing Your Own Resilience

"...very fresh insights. [Patterson] writes the way a practitioner ought to—to the point, focused on realities and aligned with solid research. The book delivered exactly what it claimed." - School Administrator