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Jeanie Duck's The Change Monster

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in her book, The Change Monster, illustrates the good, bad and ugly aspects of change and those who implement it. OVERVIEW Many companies who were founded in the middle of  the last century have come to a crossroads. They either must automate, reorganize to deal with the increased expectations of a global industrial community, or they must shut their doors.  In the world of big business, it can be said that there is no gray area. Either a company finds a way to make a profit and to sustain those  profit margins over a period of years, or they are absorbed into the economy by other companies. Organizational development, then, must encompass all the various facets of a company. All  departments are interrelated in some way and if one is changed, then a ripple effect, in Domino fashion will occur. Preparing only one area for change is simply opening the  door for disaster. The last thing anyone needs are workers who are disgruntled or confused about their objectives. When one looks at the overall success of a business, organization  or nonprofit group, what is generally overlooked are the ways in which the available dollars were utilized by the organization. It can be said that the way in which a  company uses its available funds directly impacts all other facets of the organization, whether they are non profit, governmental, or corporate America. Some of the most important aspects of organizational  development and change can be likened to watching a small child playing with building blocks. First, one may observe him placing larger blocks on the bottom, and smaller ones on  top. Of course, it could be just the opposite, and the child, not having any type of plan before hand, just begins stacking the blocks however they will best balance