The Human Resource Professional’s Guide to Change Management: Practical Tools and Techniques to Enact Meaningful and Lasting Org

The ability to help an organization effectively deal with change is a key competency that all human resource (HR) professionals must possess. However, many people in the HR function have not received any formal training or instruction on how to fulfill this important role. This book provides HR professionals with key concepts and practical techniques to successfully launch, support, and sustain change management initiatives within their organizations. Pragmatic tools and explanations will illuminate critical change management competencies and processes, thereby enabling HR professionals to take on strategic and active roles. As well, understanding of one''s own reactions to change will also be explored to assist HR professionals to effectively manage and guide change. Questions posed at the end of each chapter allow for personal reflection and growth, thereby providing further development of skills relating to change management. This text is an excellent resource for HR students, those new to practicing HR and seasoned HR professionals alike.

Melanie Peacock, PhD, MBA, CPHR, is an associate professor with the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University and owner of the HR consulting business Double M Training & Consulting. Melanie has been extensively involved in professional and strategic initiatives as a senior manager, independent HR consultant, and educator. Melanie is an active local, provincial, and national media contributor who is consistently sought out for her advice and insights pertaining to topical HR issues. In 2014, Melanie was given the first Mount Royal Faculty Association Teaching Excellence Award. In further acknowledgment of her work and accomplishments, Melanie received the Western University Alumni Association’s 2016 Professional Achievement Award and was named to HRD magazine’s 2017 ＂Hot List,＂ which recognized the top 30 influential HR practitioners from across Canada. Melanie obtained her B. Comm, with distinction, at the University of Alberta, her MBA from Western University, and her PhD from the University of Calgary.