Charging Back Up the Hill

In uncertain economic times, merger, acquisition, and downsizing activity increases as companies seek to streamline or strengthen their business in order to survive. But what happens in the post-transition workplace? Executives look ahead to new opportunities, while employees remain unprepared and unmotivated to make new strides. Middle managers flounder without answers for anyone. Without clear vision, functional structures, and effective communication, and feedback, many organizational transitions fail. The post-transition organization needs more than the economy's recovery to get back on its feet-- it needs effective leadership and management. And it needs a workplace that has let go of the pain of mismanaged transitions and is willing to charge ahead and capture the prize that awaits as new business opportunities emerge. This insightful guide, by the internationally renowned management consultant Mitchell Lee Marks, presents an innovative process for workplace recovery. Charging Back Up the Hill lays out the essential elements of successful transition management, providing the techniques and tips that executives and managers can use to lead the organization following a merger, acquisition, downsizing, or other major transition. Marks offers invaluable advice to any organization ready to change and charge ahead in the twenty-first century. Charging Back Up the Hill offers advice and techniques on how to: * Overcome the unintended impact of mergers, acquisitions, downsizings, and other major transitions on employee morale, team productivity, and organizational effectiveness * Use the transition as an opportunity to build a desired new corporate culture. * Convey empathy for what organizational members have gone through during the transition period * Create employee energy for moving forward and align it with organizational objectives * Understand the conceptual and practical underpinnings of the process of workplace recovery after transition Inspiring and informative, Charging Back Up the Hill will empower leaders to transform their workplaces in transition into the organizations that triumph.