Domino - by Nick Tasler (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

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 leadership

Domino: 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.

From the Back Cover

Inspiring change is simpler than you think. While helping thousands of leaders execute new plans and align their teams, organizational psychologist Nick Tasler has discovered how any manager can "hack" the change process by disrupting the way human brains are wired to make sense of new information. All it takes is a decision.

Decisions are the most basic building blocks of change. Change happens when decisions happen. Change stalls when decisions don't happen. It really is that simple. So forget about awe-inspiring visions, complicated plans, and the fist-pounding speeches. Domino reveals how everyday managers from around the world have leveraged Tasler's elegantly simple methods to liberate their change efforts from too many plans, too many priorities, too many visions, too many emails, and too many meetings. Illustrative stories breathe life into this groundbreaking approach and clarify material in a-ha moments that enable you to:

• Inspire your team to pursue exciting new directions virtually overnight
• Create 90-day sprints and waitlists to instantly align teams of all sizes
• Empower your boss to make decisions by making decisive recommendations
• Conduct a proper permission ceremony

But the most exciting thing you'll take away from this book is not a tool or a technique. It is a discovery about yourself. Throughout history, great leaders and change agents have come in all shapes, sizes, colors, genders, and job titles. The one thing they all had in common was their willingness to decide when other people would not. All of the engaging stories and intriguing research in Domino point to this one simple truth.

If you can make a decision, you can inspire change.

About the Author

NICK TASLER is CEO of Decision Pulse, a global management-consulting firm and ThinkTank devoted to helping everyone from the shop floors to the C-suites think more strategically and act more decisively. A highly sought-after speaker and thought leader, Nick has been asked to share his insights with Microsoft, General Electric, Wells Fargo, Symantec, UnitedHealth Group, Yale University and many more of the world's most admired organizations. He also writes management columns for the Harvard Business Review, Bloomberg Business Week, and Psychology Today.