The first change management book to tackle mental health, neurodivergence, behavioral science, design thinking, and GenAI — with contributors from Google, Deloitte, IBM, and leading academics.
Paul and Tricia offer a delightful service by updating insights from many disciplines into the change field. From psychology, we learn new ways of thinking about cognition, assumptions, neuroscience, and other mindset issues. Each section will give those interested in upgrading change both breadth and depth for timely innovations.
— Professor Dave Ulrich, University of Michigan
The Future of Change Management unveils cutting-edge insights into human dynamics within organizations, making it essential reading for change experts, HR professionals, and executives.
— David Bennett, Chairman, Allfunds PLC
I've been following the "change must change" conversation initiated by Paul Gibbons some 10 years ago — this book will be a landmark. Too many change gurus are willing to play it safe and advance tepid ideas, or rebrand old ideas as new.
— Wayne Reschke, Former CHRO, Alliant Energy
Gibbons towers above business thinkers in the way that Drucker did in an earlier era. Even Drucker did not bring to business thinking the breadth of scholarship and originality of thought that Gibbons does.
— Robert Entenmann, Former Global Head of Markets, ABN AMRO
Each chapter is authored by a specialist — neuroscientists, behavioral economists, Google's Director of Health, Deloitte's global transformation lead — curated by Paul Gibbons and Tricia Kennedy.
Neuroscience and the brain's response to organizational change — why threat response hijacks transformation and what leaders can do about it.
NeuroscienceThe Director of Health & Performance at Google on why mental health is the missing variable in every change initiative — and how to integrate it.
Mental HealthTailoring change initiatives for neurodiverse stakeholders — the first treatment of neurodivergence in the change management literature.
NeurodiversityDeloitte's global behavioral science lead dismantles the "core values" approach to culture change and offers a behavioral alternative.
CultureHow behavioral scientists and change managers can collaborate — bridging the gap between academic rigor and organizational practice.
Behavioral ScienceA former Behavioral Insights Team leader applies behavioral economics to human resources — from hiring to performance management.
HR & Behavioral EconomicsA practical toolkit — specific behavioral science interventions change professionals can deploy immediately.
ToolsThe honest case for and against design thinking in organizational change — when it works, when it's theater, and how to tell the difference.
Design ThinkingThe first serious exploration of generative AI's impact on the change management profession — from IBM's consulting practice.
GenAIData-driven change — how people analytics can diagnose root causes and measure the impact of change interventions in real time.
AnalyticsThis book broke new ground in every chapter. These topics had never appeared in the change management literature before.
Available in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover. Volumes 2 & 3 also available.
Practitioners and academics from the world's leading organizations.
