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What books / research / models / frameworks might you recommend for change agents with low/no positional authority hoping to coax their orgs in a new direction?I spent some time going through all of the replies. Comment! Suggest!
Books
Value Stream Mapping: How to Visualize Work and Align Leadership for Organizational Transformation
by Karen Martin et al.
Link: http://a.co/crpEUPM
Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations
by Nicole Forsgren PhD et al.
Link: http://a.co/6VW5mQG
Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling
by Edgar H. Schein
Link: http://a.co/fF6LZ6W
Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help (Humble Leadership Series, The)
by Edgar Schein
Link: http://a.co/4lFYR3S
Liminal Thinking: Create the Change You Want by Changing the Way You Think
by Dave Gray
Link: http://a.co/9rFycOZ
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (New Edition)
by Jocko Willink
Link: http://a.co/fOIAU9J
The Spirit of Kaizen: Creating Lasting Excellence One Small Step at a Time
by Robert Maurer
Link: http://a.co/2qkodnV
Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
by Bill Burnett et al.
Link: http://a.co/3O7mWiZ
This is Lean: Resolving the Efficiency Paradox
by Niklas Modig et al.
Link: http://a.co/7l6b0SN
Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition
by Kerry Patterson et al.
Link: http://a.co/3mCtEFG
Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change, Second Edition
by Joseph Grenny et al.
Link: http://a.co/68V4dwY
Becoming a Technical Leader
by Gerald Weinberg
Link: http://a.co/dHTQhOi
Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
by Srdja Popovic
Link: a.co/bidpsNq
The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully (Consulting Secrets Book 1)
by Gerald Weinberg
Link: http://a.co/bcdQO0K
Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization (Leadership for the Common Good)
by Robert Kegan et al.
Link: http://a.co/eEs85Po
Dialogue: The Art Of Thinking Together
by William Isaacs
Link: http://a.co/d1AFhet
The Art of Business Value
by Mark Schwartz et al.
Link: http://a.co/86M5PQV
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt et al.
Link: http://a.co/8PzQyzK
Lean Change Management: Innovative practices for managing organizational change
by Jason Little
Link: http://a.co/bO8hKMl
Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down
by John P. Kotter et al.
Link: http://a.co/jdC9KSh
How to Change the World: Change Management 3.0
Link: http://a.co/bWnakCA
Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas
by Linda, Ph.D. Rising et al.
Link: http://a.co/dSm1xwZ
Change Agent: Engaging Your Passion to Be the One Who Makes a Difference
by Os Hillman
Link: http://a.co/c4QQyMC
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2018: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
by Richard N. Bolles
Link: http://a.co/cFckxKK
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by Richard Bach et al.
Link: http://a.co/d/5Bsc2B0
Flawless Consulting, Enhanced Edition: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used
by Peter Block
Link: http://a.co/1CsLanP
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
by Stephen R. Covey
Link: http://a.co/9dN6XtV
Organizational Creativity: A Practical Guide for Innovators & Entrepreneurs
by Gerard J. Puccio et al.
Link: http://a.co/63aPagf
Walden and Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau et al.
Link: http://a.co/he72lwE
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
by Roger Fisher et al.
Link: http://a.co/1ndkJTQ
Getting to Yes with Yourself: (and Other Worthy Opponents)
by William Ury
Link: http://a.co/bk5YwEr
Researching Your Own Practice: The Discipline of Noticing
by John Mason
Link: http://a.co/442NxWS
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
by Tony Hsieh
Link: http://a.co/8DodK2B
Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))
by Lyssa Adkins
Link: http://a.co/h7N2jmc
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
by Brené Brown
Link: http://a.co/5jxCcWb
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
by Brené Brown
Link: http://a.co/6ctXbkF
Everyone is a Change Agent: A Guide to the Change Agent Essentials
by April K. Mills et al.
Link: http://a.co/gwQ2sZq
Thinking for a Change: Putting the TOC Thinking Processes to Use (The CRC Press Series on Constraints Management)
by Lisa J. Scheinkopf
Link: http://a.co/e4623XF
I’m Sorry I Broke Your Company: When Management Consultants Are the Problem, Not the Solution
by Karen Phelan
Link: http://a.co/0PAbxXt
Diffusion of Innovations, 5th Edition
by Everett M. Rogers
Link: http://a.co/5cPawzA
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
by Chip Heath et al.
Link: http://a.co/3dl2HTs
The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
by Gene Kim et al.
Link: http://a.co/6ut6YyL
The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion
by John Seely Brown et al.
Link: http://a.co/jfhTrCT
The Leader as Martial Artist: Deep Democracy Leadership in Conflict Resolution, Community Building and Organizational Transformation
by Arnold Mindell
Link: http://a.co/3I8q1CQ
The Tao of Leadership: Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age
by John Heider
Link: http://a.co/8XFyi7q
Outsmarting VUCA: Achieving Success in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, & Ambiguous World
by Don Gilman
Link: http://a.co/h0u8oLB
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking
by Oliver Burkeman
Link: http://a.co/3dIqIb4
Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation: How to Lead Digital Transformation in Your Workplace
by Neil Perkin et al.
Link: http://a.co/idurshQ
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
by Chris Voss et al.
Link: http://a.co/0J4a8hF
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)
by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
Link: http://a.co/09xbq6O
Liberty or Death: The French Revolution
by Peter McPhee
Link: http://a.co/1m6vrZL
Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers
by Alexander Osterwalder et al.
Link: http://a.co/eiPeCAv
It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
by D. Michael Abrashoff
Link: http://a.co/iT3oHPj
Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders
by L. David Marquet et al.
Link: http://a.co/6U8LHhI
Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World
by John P. Kotter
Link: http://a.co/0YbS5gi
How to Win Friends & Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
Link: http://a.co/8yWc7zU
Complexity and Creativity in Organizations
by Ralph Stacey
Link: http://a.co/i7F1r9d
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
by Simon Sinek
Link: http://a.co/gLSFT6C
Joy, Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love
by Richard Sheridan
Link: http://a.co/h4hg2TA
Articles and Videos
Green Eggs and Ham
AgileByExample 2017: Esther Derby — Six Rules for Change
Sasquatch music festival 2009 — Guy starts dance party
Nonviolent Communication Workshop — Marshall Rosenberg
Slow Ideas — Atul Gawande
Spreading Slow Ideas
Why do some innovations spread so swiftly and others so slowly? Consider the very different trajectories of surgical…www.newyorker.com#### Overcoming Resistance to Change — Isn’t It Obvious?
Robert F. Kennedy ‘Ripple of Hope’ Speech
Playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy.
What is meant by PACE? - DDP Network
Playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy. PACE is a way of thinking, feeling, communicating and behaving that aims…ddpnetwork.org#### Leading Change from Deep in the Org Chart — Mark Schwartz
Leading Change from Deep in the Org Chart | Amazon Web Services
In earlier posts in this series, I talked about the challenges and techniques of driving change from a senior position…aws.amazon.com#### Why Change Efforts Fail — Professor Goodman
Organizational Change - Prof Goodman Why Change Efforts Fail.pdf
drive.google.com#### Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail — John P. Kotter
Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail
Over the past decade, I have watched more than 100 companies try to remake themselves into significantly better…hbr.org#### A Behavior Model for Persuasive Design
Modern Agile
Modern Agile
Licensees may copy, distribute, display and perform the work only if they give the author or licensor the credits (…modernagile.org#### Liberating Structures
Liberating Structures - Introduction
liberating structures, social invention.net, microstructures, disruptive innovation, behavior change, collaboration,…www.liberatingstructures.com#### The Principles of the Kanban Method
The Principles of the Kanban Method | DJAA
The use of models allows a team to make a prediction about the affect of a change (or intervention). After the change is…www.djaa.com#### Simon Wardley — Doctrine Table