Gaian Leadership Development- TEN TASKS OF CHANGE: READER REVIEWS

Reviewer: Bill Zybach from Washington, DC United States

Jeff Evans and Chuck Schaefer have created an excellent and multifaceted tool for anyone dealing with change - which reads like a road-guide but is not prescriptive - I am already using it to assist the District of Columbia in creating a new State Level Department of Education, as well as a guide for developing "Requests for Proposals" for contractors helping the City reinvent/restructure its delivery of services.

As an organizational consultant working with local, state, and federal organizations for over 20 years, I have used and seen a variety of strategies/tactics to address a myriad of changes. This easy-to-use book is a unique approach that provides any user with a simple and effective methodology - that is clear and concrete - and at the same time avoids the danger of being "cookie cutter" in application.

The authors have done a remarkable job anchoring this approach in well researched and time tested theories, without overwhelming the user in the academics, and thus losing site of the real purpose, the need for a powerful, practical tool that transcends the challenging paradox of change; it addresses the true complexity and chaos found in most organizational contexts - i.e., it addresses the reality of the world we live and work in -in a wonderfully effective yet simple framework - Ten Tasks!

Thanks for capturing the approach that I have felt has been missing throughout my 20 year career - the nexus of theory and application - in a clear and understandable form (I am glad someone finally wrote the book - and I wouldn't change a thing)!

Thanks and Best Wishes,
Bill Zybach