Move

How Decisive Leaders Execute Strategy Despite Obstacles, Setbacks, and Stalls

by Patty Azzarello

Move (2017) lays out a practical roadmap for creating lasting change in organizations. It introduces the MOVE framework, which tackles common hurdles like employee doubt, task management, and embedding restructuring into the company's DNA.

Meet the author: Patty Azzarello knows her stuff when it comes to shaking things up in businesses. With over 25 years in the trenches of organizational change, she's been there, done that. At just 33, she broke the glass ceiling as the youngest general manager at Hewlett-Packard. Since then, she's been the go-to expert for companies big and small, steering them through successful transformations.

Turning big ideas into real change

We've all been there. You're shampooing your hair when suddenly - bam! - a lightbulb moment strikes. You've just dreamed up the next big thing that'll send your company's value through the roof. All you need to do is roll out some changes, and before you know it, you'll be swimming in cash like Scrooge McDuck.

But hold your horses. When you try to sell this groundbreaking vision, you hit a wall. Convincing the higher-ups and your coworkers feels like wading through a swamp of skepticism, weariness, and corporate red tape.

So how do you navigate this mess and turn your million-dollar idea into cold, hard cash?

That's what this summary is all about. We'll walk you through everything from crafting long-term plans to smartly divvying up resources, building dream teams to keeping them in sync. By the end, you'll have all the tools you need to make your changes stick.

You'll also discover:

• How to turn your team into a pack of go-getter sled dogs

• Why burning bridges can be a good thing

• When it's okay to put on your ruthless hat

Let’s start with the summary.