Bøger af Stephen Thomas

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Written by a user for users, this unique book is designed for all managers who have been given the difficult task of bringing change to their organizations and making it stick. Drawing on his wealth of practical and proven experience, Thomas identifies and explains the eight key elements of changeleadership, work process, structure, group learning, technology, communications, inter-relationships, and rewards. He demonstrates that these elements are interrelated, and that they constitute a Web of Change. Thus, if one element is changed, its impact on the others must be understood and adjustments must be made to the entire system.

In Improving Maintenance and Reliability through Cultural Change Steve Thomas explains to middle managers in the manufacturing and process industries how to improve maintenance and reliability performance at the plant level by changing their organization’s culture. In so doing he demystifies the concept of organizational culture and links it with the eight elements of change: leadership, work process, structure, group learning, technology, communication, inter-relationships, and rewards. He goes on to effectively demonstrate how to break the cycle of failed improvement programs and instead use cultural change to help make significant and lasting improvements in plant performance.    Contains exercises that will provide an in-depth understanding of the material as it relates to the specific circumstances of your organization.Logically organized, so that the workbook chapters complement the corresponding chapters in the book.Works as an effective group-learning tool to use with your peers and managers to help you collectively think about the book’s key concepts and relate them to your efforts.Provides chapter summaries through definitions, charts, and lists.Includes valuable forms that can be copied and used to work through the change process.Contains numerous writing exercises, checklists and work activities, helping to clarify the issues that exist within your organization.Includes an ongoing case study that simulates the change process.The BeginningCulture DefinedVision and the Goal Achievement ModelOrganizational ValuesRole ModelsRites and RitualsThe Culture InfrastructureThe Elements of Change LeadershipWork ProcessStructureGroup LearningTechnologyCommunicationInterrelationshipsRewardsThe Web of Cultural ChangeAssessment and Corrective ActionMoving ForwardAppendixBibliographyFigure IndexIndex

Successfully Managing Change in Organizations: A Users Guide is an innovative book that provides concepts, ideas, examples, insights, and new ways to think about and approach change. This accompanying workbook goes one very valuable step further by providing practical working exercises that help you focus your thinking and your future work. And it will help you successfully turn the concepts you presented in the book into reality within your organization. Contains exercises that will provide an in-depth understanding of the material as it relates to your specific circumstances.Logically organized so that the workbook chapters cover the same material as the corresponding chapters in the book.Works as an effective group learning tool to use with your peers and managers to help you collectively think about the concepts and relate them to your efforts.Provides chapter summaries through definitions, charts, and lists.Includes valuable forms that can be copied and used to work through the change process.Contains numerous writing exercises, checklists and work activities, helping to clarify the issues that exist within your organization.Includes an ongoing case study with exercises revolving around a fictitious company.Introduction Laying the Foundation Change: Not Linear, but Nonlinear Vision From Vision to Reality The Roadmap of Change A Case of Teams Working with Consultants Resistance to Change The Web of Change The Elements—Part 1 The Elements—Part 2 Fitting the Elements Together How to Handle the Process of Change Measurement Appendix 1 Appendix 2

RadCases Gastrointestinal Imaging Second Edition by Stephen Thomas and Jonathan Lorenz expands on the rich study experience that has been tried, tested, and popularized by radiology residents around the world. The new edition includes important variations on prior cases, updated diagnostic and management strategies, and new pathological entities. One hundred new, carefully selected GI cases are focused on helping radiology residents navigate and assimilate a daunting volume of digestive-related information. For maximum ease of self-assessment, each case begins with the clinical presentation on the right-hand page; study that and then turn the page for imaging findings, differential diagnoses with the definitive diagnosis, essential facts, pearls and pitfalls, and more.

A popularly-written study of the biblical roots of the Eastern Orthodox Church's mystical understanding of the knowledge of God. This unique study brings together the best of contemporary exegesis with the tradition of Eastern Christianity and illustrates the biblical roots of the Eastern Church's understanding of grace as the energy of God.

The authors argue clearly and convincingly in this book that the debt crisis which has plagued the world economy for the past ten years is due to the inherent fragility of financial markets.

This 1991 study links Newman's historical researches to the religious controversies of the time. Dr Thomas shows how Newman's eventual conversion to Catholicism in 1845 may be understood as a change in his perception of heresy, and a realisation of the applicability of his own polemic to his Anglican self.

Explains how to improve your maintenance and reliability performance at the plant level by changing the organisation's culture. It is specifically intended for middle managers in the manufacturing and processing industries.

This book explains the background to the GATS negotiations and the international context across the globe, and looks in detail at the case of Sri Lanka, just embarking on the liberalization of its electricity sector, and will provide valuable ammunition to campaigners for a fairer approach to GATS, and to energy policy planners and researchers