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Transitions 2.0 is a must read for any military leader transitioning to a civilian career or any veteran with a desire for change in their professional life. Bob utilizing decades of experience, outlines a process which helps one understand the journey, the associated challenges encountered along the way; most importantly, how to be successful despite the obstacles. His knowledge, insight and candor will help prepare any military leader for today's corporate landscape.
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Marc's book is especially an important read for those of us who spent an entire career in one company and facing transition due to corporate downsizing.

Fundamentally, a realization arises that the world around you has changed rapidly. All those things that you hold dear to your heart early in your career don't matter as much as you think. The realization that you need clarity of purpose and knowing who you are is what will guide you moving forward to your next challenge. Your values, your personal brand will sustain you in your next re-invention.

Marc has made me realize that I am my own change agent.
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Makes the important distinction between change and transition. I've bought hundreds of copies for my clients.
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I greatly enjoyed reading Ms Rossetti's book Woman and Transition.  Having been through transition a couple of times, I found support in knowing that many woman face this and we do so differently then men, and probably more often than men.  As I am looking to my next transition, this one by choice, I am looking at the structure the book offers to help guide my next steps. The book is easy to read with many of Ms Rossetti's own transitions but contains examples of many others which help to relate it to yourself.  I hope her next step - in addition to her blog - is to find a forum to help women form these groups in which to mentor each other.
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Read this book in one go and it gives you insight in how the way we work devellops and how new disruptive business models will change the future and are already here. It is time to become a part of the future.

Must read for entrepreneurs, government officials and independent professionals.
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My executive coaching clients get homework (yes, really!) and Gary Hamel's book "What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation" just rose to the top of the reading list.

If you are a newly hired or recently promoted leader or manager (or you are experienced leader working on your succession plan for retirement), this is a MUST READ NOW book.

If you wait too long ... you will be left in the dust and stomped on by your competition who is taking action on Gary Hamel's (a bit irreverent) ideas on how to become a resilient, innovative and built to last organization.

Christina Haxton, MA LMFT
Sustainable Leadership, Inc.
Leadership Speaker, Author & Consultant
Powerful Connections... Sustainable Leadership ... Extraordinary Peace of Mind.
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I absolutely loved this book! Kris' writing style is easy to read, fun, full of revelation, and incredibly impactfull! This helped me so much in seeing the shift that needs to take place for cultural transformation. A must read!!!
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To anyone who doubts that true sustaining peace is possible -- in relationships, the workplace, your community and in the world -- this book will change your mind. A roadmap for navigating complex conflicts, Kenneth Cloke's "Conflict Revolution" is a guide to understanding how conflicts originate and how we, as individuals and a collective, can transform our thinking and develop the skills necessary to transform systemic conflict to systemic collaboration. This is a must-read book for mediators, social justice students, professors and activists, lawyers, negotiators and anyone else who wants to do his / her part in creating a peaceful world.
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Highly recommended for women moving into transition and change. This book is a must-read! Highly recommended and well-written by professional coaches and consultants who specialize in women's empowerment.
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This book is an excellent resource for those brave individuals who realize that "the way we do things in Government" is just not going to cut it anymore.

The book provides a look into successful government projects that chose to use agile techniques. Some of them were last ditch efforts to save a repeating failure where hundreds of millions of dollars were spent with no derived benefit. That should make every tax payer angry!! But seeing how adopting new techniques can change the game gives you a view into what is possible.

If you're looking for easy answers to everything, you won't find it in this book or anywhere else for that matter. Taking on an agile transition in either the public or private sector takes bold leadership and a willingness to learn. That's what this book stresses. It provides a view into the challenges that government agencies in different countries faced as they did this.

I have been involved in a number of transitions in US Government agencies, none of them were easy. I would classify them as all out battles. People get very emotional because it rips at the very heart of the culture. The organizations that took on the fight did very well and added to the growing number of success stories. Many are still face-to-face with the enemy within, and their fate is yet to be determined. Perhaps this book will give them a bit of hope for the future.

We are in for a very long journey of change in government agencies as they begin to adopt these methods. They certainly highlight the huge amount of waste involved in the procurement, development, and deployment of IT systems using traditional methods. Consistent small steps forward are the best way to begin these transitions. Sometimes a pilot project or a project run "under the radar" is the best way for the learning to begin.

I highly recommend this book and am going to make this required reading for my clients in government organizations.

Bob Schatz
Agile Infusion LLC
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One of the best books I've read on the current trends (circa 2010-2020) regarding upcoming technologies, its affect on work and how to begin adapting to the change.
- Machine: AI, Machine Learning, Creativity and combining forces of human thought and machine thought
- Platform: How the traditional products and services have been affected and altered by digital platforms, and how the integration of products and platforms is underway
- Crowd: How collaborative effort across the world is supplementing traditional organizations and R&D, and how to evolve to fit in the incming changeso

Really recommended reading!
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First, Clay's introduction to his book alone is a must read for anybody in business today.  It provides an outstanding synopsis of why Selling Change is the critical new imperative for sales and business success; especially valuable are the four forces changing our world today.  The Introduction by itself is invaluable, but it adeptly sets the stage for the sales and success tools that follow.

Second, those tools, Clay's 'secrets', are rich and plentiful.  I'm not a sales person, but I get phones calls and emails from sales professionals several times each day.  I can tell you that from the other side of the conversation, Clay's insights and approach to the new sales paradigm is spot on.  I don't want a transaction, or even a relationship, I need a product or service partner who can help me drive business value through revenue and profitability growth.  Clay understands this better than anyone, and he freely shares his insights and sales success secrets for those who want to break through merely transactional or relational sales and sell change.

Change eventually happens.  Clay helps sales professional understand how to lead the change for their customers, and reap the rewards for doing so.
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Every coach and change agent would benefit from reading this book! So often when we try to change, we try to take too big of a step and then we fail - thus conditioning ourselves to underachieve and to fail. This book shows us how to take much smaller steps that are infinitely do-able. Plus, these small steps can rapidly build momentum and create change.

This book definitely changed the way I work with my clients - and the way I work with myself.

It is a gem!!!
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With a little delay since its launch. This was one of the best books I read recently. Dave follows his essence in seeking to simplify people's lives using images and visual thinking by explaining how Liminal Thinking can help us look at opportunities behind our beliefs. Great for leaders (from any department) and designers (project leaders and facilitators).

Dave sums up years of research on Change Management, Organizational Culture, and Strategic Thinking by providing us with patterns that form beliefs and behaviors that always happen to executives when deciding or wanting to change their behavior.

I strongly recommend reading it. Along with his other books, Networked Company, Gamestorming, besides the books of Roger Martin (The Opposite Mind), and Kotter's book.
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A subtle but powerful book that will speak to anyone in transition.  As far as I am concerned, it is THE bible on how to make a transition, understand the steps of a transition or change in life and heal during the process.  After reading this, you will feel confident that anything you want can be accomplished.  A must read and a great read.
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I recently experienced the tribulation of being retired from my job.  In having a conversation with Phil, he suggested I read his new book.  I did and found it enlightening and illuminating.  There were several insights and ephiphanies in the process.  I found I regained my energy and focus. To my amazement, I also found that my professional course correction was a blessing in disquise.  I stongly recommend this book, and not just for those transitioning between jobs but it is extemely helpful for someone who has been in the same job for some time.  "BEING BETTER THAN YOU BELIEVE" is a must read.  It's applications carry over from professional aspirations to personal development.  I strongly recommend this this tool of empowerment.
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Say Yes To Change has literally changed my life.  Facing a huge life transition, I was nervous, depressed and confused.  Having two small children, I knew I had to get a grip on my situation and turn things around.  The changes began the moment I read the
first chapter and began doing the (simple yet very effective) exercises.  Immediately my attitude began to change.  I felt uplifted and empowered. My actions and words instantly became more positive, and I could see the results they were having on my husband and children.  I can't recommend this book enough to any one who is facing any kind of change.  The ideas and exercises are applicable for virtually any circumstance.  Thank
you George and Sedena for a wonderful literary work, that truly
inspires and motivates!