Introduction
Chapter One: The Change Equation and Blue 4 Behaviour
Chapter Two: Climate and Blue 4 Behaviour
Chapter Three: The Psychology of Change
Chapter Four: Strategy
Chapter Five: Agenda
Chapter Six: Capability
Chapter Seven: Top Team
Chapter Eight: Development
Chapter Nine: Influencing
Chapter Ten: Putting it all Together
About the Authors
Russell is an experienced business leader, advisor and company director. For over 30 years, Russell worked with large multinational blue-chip companies ICI and Anglo American in human resources, business development, marketing, business leadership and strategy. His sector experience spans chemicals, fertilizers, paint, metals and mining, power, professional services and technology. He has led company strategy, top team development and effectiveness and business startup processes. Steve is a consultant and research psychologist. He operates in the assessment and development of senior leaders and top teams. He has established a number of consultancy businesses which deliver to most sectors. These are active in Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas. Steve has developed a range of tools and techniques together with an implementation approach which enables organizations to develop their behaviour and performance.
In a business and organizational context in which change is
paramount, Glowinkowski and King show how focus, analysis and
improvement at the level of individual behaviour can deliver
enhanced performance. Based on years of systematic research and
face-to-face encounters, the lessons contained in this book are
invaluable for any modern organization seeking improvements in its
operations and overall performance. A clear demonstration of how
attention to the social psychology of work can really make a
difference.
*Todd Landman, Professor of Government and Executive Dean, Faculty
of Social Sciences, University of Essex*
How do leaders impact business performance? This is a key question
that this book answers with 40 years of research to back up the
authors’ conclusions. The Blue 4 leadership model is a brilliant
balance between conviction (some ways of leading are absolutely
better than others) and context (use the Blue 4 version best suited
to achieving your strategic objectives).
*Eric Olson, CEO, Gillson Partnership*
In this transformational book, Steve and Russell provide the reader
with a practical toolbox revealing how to deliver profitable
change. It provides answers to the many paradoxes we face every day
when navigating transition and change. Uniquely it offers the
reader a “how to” rather than just a “why.” It is a must read for
anyone seeking to deliver predictability in times of change.
*Derek Peacock, CEO, Future Factory*
In a sea of bland and overly simplistic books on change and
leadership, this book has a great balance of intellectually
rigorous research coupled with very practical models that are easy
to use but very powerful in action. Traditional employee engagement
methodologies tend to produce overly positive results, the blue
four model produces a more realistic picture, the initial results
will shock many leaders initially but once understood there is a
wealth of practical help in the book. Nobody will pretend that
institutional behavioural change is easy but at last here is
something incredibly useful.
*Richard Beaven, Insurance Operations Director, Lloyds Banking
Group*
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