Change is now a constant in all organizations. Is there a way to make it easier? Jake Jacobs joins Maureen to discuss his new book Leverage Change, and how leaders can use the concept of leverage to achieve faster, easier, better results related to all change work they are doing in their organizations -- at the individual, team or organizational levels. He shares practical actions leaders can take to achieve these much sought-after, but seldom accomplished, goals.
Jake Jacobs has worked with some of the largest corporations in the world -- including American Express, Corning, Ford, The Home Depot, Marriott, Mobil, and TJ Maxx. He has also supported major change efforts with the City of New York, the U.S. National Forest Service and Environmental Protection Agenc,y and the United Kingdom’s National Health and Employment Services. His new book, Leverage Change: 8 Ways to Achieve Faster, Easier, Better Results explains how to achieve those results with any change work, of any kind, made by anyone in an organization. He’s also written articles for Strategy and Leadership and Executive Excellence, and been featured in The Huffington Post and Inc. magazine.