Edgeware is one of the most useful books I have found. This book proves that  complexity can be explained with clarity . Although it  draws  practical examples from the healthcare field, there can be no doubt that it applies to managers in all fields.  If you start with this book  as your introduction to complexity in organizations  you will not go wrong. I keep going back to it! I was delighted to find that it has 5 star reviews from Kevin J Dooley  and from Thomas Petzinger, Jr.  two of my favourite authors  in this field.

This is THE book  which got me hooked on using complex science as  a way of understanding organizations. 

This book provides a great set of tools for assessing the culture of an organization First, the authors provide a theoretical framework  which explains the fundemental values which are found in organizations. The Competing Values Framework.  but they don't stop there,  next they provide an assessment tool -The Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument complete with instructions. They also provide a Management Skills Assessment Instrument for those who leader change. While essentially a tool kit, the book also provides some examples about how the tools are used.

This is a great reference for OD practioners , consultants, and change agents.

Segal and Horne provide a refreshing change from MBTI and other personality assessment techniques. Their approach based on extensive research looks at  humans holistically and identifies  types based on behaviour, language, and  predominate approaches to problem solving. This is a beautifully crafted book which  reflects the images and language of the various types as it describes them. The joy is in learning the whole approach, not just the type which best fits you.

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This is  the book which put  the term "learning organization" on the map- even though the term was coined by others. Many of the concepts in this book have been adopted by leaders and organizations  so there may be a sense of charging at already toppled windmills  when reading the book, never the less it is a classic  which is still well worth reading. The section which introduces systems thinking is excellent! Another favourite of Strategenis is the                       Fifth Discipline FieldBook  

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