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The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Organizational Development (McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Courses) 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by Stephen R. Balzac (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 52 ratings
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Take a crash course in one of today's most important business skills--organizational development!



Change comes fast, and the most successful organizations are prepared to handle it before impact; they act, not react. How are they able to do this? With a solid grounding in organizational development.



The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Organizational Development is a skill-building guide to one of the most important functions in business today. In no time, you'll be able to recognize patterns of organizational behavior that are detrimental to your organization, and you'll have the skills to envision and drive the type of change your company needs. Concise, engaging, and filled with quizzes to help you reinforce lessons learned, this crash course offers the knowledge you need to:



  • Address problems with your company’s culture


  • Hire the best people for your needs


  • Set goals and move your team to action


  • Motivate your people to envision change


  • Institute meaningful change in how your company functions




Change can be your company's best friend. You just have to manage it with skill. The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Organizational Development puts you on the fast track to face today’s, not yesterday's, challenges.

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Stephen R. Balzac is president of 7 Steps Ahead, LLC (www.7stepsahead.com), a consulting firm that helps businesses improve individual, team, and organizational performance.

About the Author

Stephen R. Balzac, "The Business Sensei," is a consultant and professional speaker. He is the president of 7 Steps Ahead, LLC, (7stepsahead.com) a consulting firm specializing in helping leaders grow their organizations.

Steve has over twenty years of experience in the high tech industry and is the former Director of Operations for Silicon Genetics, in Redwood City, CA, where he was responsible for shipping their flagship product. Steve led the development of numerous serious roleplaying simulations, including a Pandemic Flu simulation for the US National Capitol Region. He is a popular speaker on topics ranging from leadership, motivation, team building, innovation, and sport performance to computer game design. His articles have appeared in a number of journals, including Mass High Tech, Enterprise Management Quarterly, The CEO Refresher, The Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership, Analog SF/F and the Worcester Business Journal. Steve is a contributing author to Ethics and Game Design: Teaching Values Through Play and the author of the 36-Hour Course in Organizational Development.

Steve serves on the board of the New England Society of Applied Psychology (NESAP) and is the president of the Society of Professional Consultants (SPC). No stranger to the challenges of achieving peak performance under competitive and stressful conditions, he holds a fourth degree black belt in jujitsu and is a former nationally ranked competitive fencer.

Building effective development organizations, improving team morale, focus, and enthusiasm, developing effective communications between team members, reducing employee turnover, helping businesses identify and attain strategic targets, and applying sport psychology techniques to business have been some of his most successful projects.

Steve lives in Stow MA with his wife, two children, and two very persistent cats.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0044XUHXO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill; 1st edition (October 15, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 15, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 695 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 52 ratings

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Stephen R. Balzac, "The Business Sensei," is a consultant, professional speaker, and psychology professor. He is the president of 7 Steps Ahead, LLC, (www.7stepsahead.com) a consulting firm specializing in helping businesses get unstuck and transform problems into opportunities.

Steve's background in engineering, psychology, martial arts, and competitive sports makes him a popular speaker on topics ranging from leadership, motivation, team building, interviewing skills, and sport performance to computer game design. His articles have appeared in a number of journals, including The Journal of Interactive Drama, The IBM Systems Journal, Mass High Tech, Enterprise Management Quarterly, The CEO Refresher, The Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership, Analog SF/F and the Worcester Business Journal.

Steve is a contributing author to "Ethics and Game Design: Teaching Values Through Play." He is the author of "The 36-Hour Course in Organizational Development," in which he draws heavily on his experiences as an engineer, manager, and consultant. His next book, "Organizational Psychology for Managers," is due out in late 2013. He is a frequent guest on radio shows including Motivational Minds and Leadership Radio, and is quoted in a variety of publications including the NY Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Steve served on the board of the New England Society of Applied Psychology (NESAP) and is the president of the Society of Professional Consultants (SPC). No stranger to the challenges of achieving peak performance under competitive and stressful conditions, he holds a fifth degree black belt in jujitsu and is a former nationally ranked competitive fencer.

Building effective development organizations, improving team morale, focus, and enthusiasm, developing effective communications between team members, reducing employee turnover, helping businesses identify and attain strategic targets, and applying sport psychology techniques to business have been some of his most successful projects.

Steve blogs irregularly at http://www.TheBusinessSensei.com.

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Weboniqs Media
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read, Great Actionable Insights
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2023
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Balzac captures lightning in a bottle with this book. He is an excellent storyteller, making knowledge more accessible and easier to ingest, digest and use. It is a good resource to keep handy for future reference.
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Ben
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Loaded with Practical Content
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2012
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When I was in college, the most valuable courses were the ones that put theory into practice and gave me real-world experience. Mr. Balzac does the same thing by providing practical, immediately useful advice throughout the book. But he doesn't just say, "Do this." He explains concepts and gives examples, allowing you to come up with your own ideas and applications. Many books err on the side of being either too theoretical or too "one-size-fits-all." Not this one. Mr. Balzac strikes the perfect balance by fully explaining the aspects of organizational culture while giving sound principles and advice that can be applied to any organization of any size.

Mr. Balzac's writing style is entertaining, clear, and informative. You will not fall asleep during this course! If you want to improve yourself and your organization, get this book. You will find yourself using his advice right away, and you will want to refer back to it again and again.
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Carolyn S Wales
5.0 out of 5 stars How to Make Things Work
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2011
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Balzac offers a very clear, concise, and witty overview of key organizational issues. The combination of theory and practice is very compelling - the book builds a step-by-step framework of organizational theory, and gives numerous examples of how these concepts have played out in real-life.

Extremely readable, extremely useful in helping to both understand the concepts and put them to use. This is the kind of book you can get a lot out of yourself, but can also give to colleagues to help them understand what organizational development is about and why it's important to them.

Highly recommended.
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Kristie
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2019
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Worth every penny. Purchased for school, but intend to have all of my staff read this book. It really give a good understanding of change and organizational development.
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C.B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy enough for even non-management majors to understand
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2014
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This book was also required for my management class, and this was a simple book that helped to explain management in terms that even those in non-management majors could understand. This helped me to pass my class with flying colors. Thanks McGraw-Hill!
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Lupita
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Informative
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2019
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This is a very good read for understanding office dynamics.
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Eris D. Schoburgh
5.0 out of 5 stars Organisational Development
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2013
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Excellent reference for teaching OD at the undergraduate and graduate levels. I will be using this text in public management programmes at the graduate level and already have been able to access other resources through this reference material.
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Mom Wants Coffee
2.0 out of 5 stars Title and description are misleading
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2019
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Not what I was expecting. I though this would be an overview of organizational development theories and best practices. Instead, it’s just a random man’s musings on how business works. Also, the list of references is extremely short for a book of this length.
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Morganne
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
Reviewed in Canada on March 14, 2020
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What an awesome book! Very precise and well written! A lot of help to any begginer!
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Andre T.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on January 14, 2015
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A very good book, shouls improve the certificate issue...
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