Companies that don't change die. Change is everyday corporate life - plans for cost cutting, restructuring, new technology, quality improvement, new products/services are ongoing challenges in companies of all sizes. Resistance is a huge roadblock. This real-world guide shows frustrated managers how to build support for change and stay competitive. Practical approaches with new case studies show how to deal with resistance in a way that retains strong working relationships while achieving successful change.

Rick Maurer introduces you to a high integrity process that engages you and the other person in creating outcomes you both fully support. He shows you how to turn resistance into support and use 6 principles of engagement to help you persuade while you build the relationship and get your ideas put into action.

Seizing Moments of Possibility focuses on ways to build strong support and forward momentum into your plans right from the beginning. Rick Maurer claims that too often the human side of change is an afterthought or an add-on to the real work. He believes this is a costly mistake -- and often avoidable.

The book shows you how to identify those countless little moments during big projects that could turn dreary routine tasks into activities that actually engage people.