Leading change just got a whole lot easier.Think you need awe-inspiring visions, complicated plans, and fist-pounding speeches to inspire change? Think again.A rising tide of real leaders ranging from banking executives and heads of multinational manufacturers to hospital administrators and small business owners have discovered a surprisingly simple way to deliver steady results in spite of unrelenting change. Brimming with compelling stories and grounded in research, Domino: The Simplest Way to Inspire Change reveals two approaches to leading change: Change by Addition and Change by Decision. Disturbingly, Change by Addition is far less effective, but is used far more often. Until now. Luckily, Change by Decision is not only more effective it also requires less time and fewer resources--allowing ordinary managers to take their teams in exciting new directions.* Understand how to free yourself and your team from the shackles of change by addition.* Explore stories of real leaders in a multitude of industries to see how the Domino techniques apply in any situation* Examine the leadership skills that inspire smart strategies and adaptive teams* Execute plans quicker and easier by mastering the art of effective change leadershipDomino: The Simplest Way to Inspire Change is a radically simple book that highlights a new approach for executing change and inspiring agility in the workplace.

Introduction: What's Eating Glen Peterson? 1PART ONE Drive Change 13Section 1 Use Your Blinkers 15Chapter 1 Sandy's Rule 16Chapter 2 Why the Principal Killed the Football Team 27Chapter 3 Drivers and Passengers 36Chapter 4 The Permission Ceremony, Part 1: The Drama 44Section 2 Check Your Mirrors 51Chapter 5 The Permission Ceremony, Part 2: The Conflict 52Chapter 6 Who's That Behind You? 59Chapter 7 How to Be a Stalker 65PART TWO Adapt to Change 73Section 1 Anticipate 75Chapter 8 Seriously, Who Keeps Moving My Cheese?!? 76Chapter 9 Pivots and Power Strokes 79Chapter 10 Start with Why 13¿ Percent 84Chapter 11 The Cure for Hyperopia 89Section 2 Decide 95Chapter 12 The Revolution That Was Televised 96Chapter 13 The Pulse, the Anti-You, and the Mindset 102Chapter 14 Why Drivers Need Navigators 107Chapter 15 To Lead Is to Decide 111Section 3 Align 117Chapter 16 Rosa Parks and the Science of Revolution 118Chapter 17 How to Break a Bottleneck 125Chapter 18 Mobilize the Middle 131Chapter 19 Don't Forget the Waitlist! 140Section 4 Permit 143Chapter 20 The Hardest Permission to Give 144Chapter 21 Priori-Time: The Antidote to Urgency 148Section 5 Test 153Chapter 22 Shift Happens 154Chapter 23 Scientific Management 2.0: From Taylorism to Taslerism 157Epilogue: When Change Blows 161Notes: Lies, Damned Lies, and Citations 168Index 177