Book Review ‘Learning to Change’

A guide for Organization Change Agents

Jeanne Zaptin - Journal of Organizational Change Management, 2003

For professionals involved in change management and students wanting to gain insight into the field, ‘Learning to Change’ is an excellent resource. The authors, Léon de Caluwé, and Hans Vermaak, take a theoretical and practical approach to the subject.

[…] A major contribution of the authors is their creation of a five-color model presenting different ways to think about change. Thus, the change agent can look at how an organization may respond best to each approach and which works best for her style in order to develop a change strategy.

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Interviews and reviews

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change colors of change

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