Deborah Rowland - Still Moving Field Guide

1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright Page

4 Foreword

5 Acknowledgments

6 A Few Words About the Front Cover

7 About the Companion Website

8 Introduction Reference

9 Part 1: Understanding Change Vitality What Is Change Vitality? What Makes Up Change Vitality? What Change Vitality Comprises—in More Detail Why Does Change Vitality Matter?

10 2 Field Guide—The Inner CapacitiesIntroduction Staying Present Curious and Intentional Responding Tuning Into the System Acknowledging the Whole A Word About Non‐Mindful Practice

11 Part 3: Field Guide—The External PracticesIntroduction Attractor Edge and Tension Container Transforming Space External Practices Self‐Audit

12 Part 4: Field Guide—The Change ApproachesIntroduction Masterful Emergent Directive and Self‐Assembly Change Assessing Your Approach to Change

13 Part 5: Field Guide—The Ordering ForcesLeading Change—Ordering Forces Insight Time Belonging Belonging—How Well Do You Attend to This? Tale From the Field: Time and Belonging—Mergers and Acquisitions Exchange Place A Word About Limiting Forces: What Happens When the Ordering Forces Are Neglected?

14 Still Moving—Epilogue Action and Non‐Action

15 Index

16 End User License Agreement

1 Cover

2 Table of Contents

3 Begin Reading

1 iii

2 iv

3 vii

4 viii

5 ix

6 xi

7 xii

8 xiii

9 xv

10 1

11 2

12 3

13 4

14 5

15 6

16 7

17 9

18 10

19 11

20 12

21 13

22 14

23 15

24 16

25 17

26 18

27 19

28 20

29 21

30 22

31 23

32 24

33 25

34 26

35 27

36 28

37 29

38 30

39 31

40 32

41 33

42 34

43 35

44 36

45 37

46 38

47 39

48 40

49 41

50 42

51 43

52 44

53 45

54 46

55 47

56 48

57 49

58 50

59 51

60 52

61 53

62 54

63 55

64 56

65 57

66 58

67 59

68 60

69 61

70 62

71 63

72 64

73 65

74 66

75 67

76 68

77 69

78 70

79 71

80 72

81 73

82 74

83 75

84 77

85 78

86 79

87 80

88 81

89 82

90 83

91 84

92 85

93 86

94 87

95 88

96 89

97 90

98 91

99 92

100 93

101 94

102 95

103 96

104 97

105 98

106 99

Deborah Rowland

Still Moving Consultancy, Ltd

London

United Kingdom

This edition first published 2021

© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by law. Advice on how to obtain permission to reuse material from this title is available at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions.

The right of Deborah Rowland to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with law.

Registered Offices John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK

Editorial Office The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK

For details of our global editorial offices, customer services, and more information about Wiley products visit us at www.wiley.com.

Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats and by print-on-demand. Some content that appears in standard print versions of this book may not be available in other formats.

Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty In view of ongoing research, equipment modifications, changes in governmental regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to the use of experimental reagents, equipment, and devices, the reader is urged to review and evaluate the information provided in the package insert or instructions for each chemical, piece of equipment, reagent, or device for, among other things, any changes in the instructions or indication of usage and for added warnings and precautions. While the publisher and authors have used their best efforts in preparing this work, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives, written sales materials or promotional statements for this work. The fact that an organization, website, or product is referred to in this work as a citation and/or potential source of further information does not mean that the publisher and authors endorse the information or services the organization, website, or product may provide or recommendations it may make. This work is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a specialist where appropriate. Further, readers should be aware that websites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. Neither the publisher nor authors shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Rowland, Deborah, author.

Title: Still moving field guide: change vitality at your fingertips / Deborah Rowland.

Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020024340 (print) | LCCN 2020024341 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119715740 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119715726 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119715771 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Organizational change. | Leadership. | Mindfulness (Psychology)

Classification: LCC HD58.8 .R69369 2021 (print) | LCC HD58.8 (ebook) | DDC 658.4/06–dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020024340LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020024341

Cover Design: Wiley

Cover Image: © Anjet van Linge

The Still Moving Field Guide provides an insightful, accessible, integrated, and leading addition to the practice of leadership of change. It encourages us to be, to notice, and this is my noticing right now:

Right now, I am paused, sitting at my desk. My right elbow on the desk, forearm extended vertically, my thumb and two forefingers holding my lower lip. I'm loosely focused on the garden in front of me, head tilted down to the right‐hand side. I notice lots of different greens and browns. Different textures, movement caused by a gentle breeze coming from the right‐hand side. I breathe in to pay a little more attention to me. I notice my inner stillness, breathing low in my belly, a slight discomfort in my throat, with a current cold.

I bring my attention to the task at hand—to write a foreword for this Still Moving Field Guide . Immediately there is a mental flicker, a shorter breath, a move away from what is. Being curious about that I check again everything that is present for me so that I can Acknowledge the Whole. A slight anxiety, a not quite knowing what to do, wondering if it (“I”) will be good enough; for me, for you, the reader, the wider world? Staying with this and embracing it I consciously reconnect with the intent and the present moment and begin to feel an excitement and a letting go of getting it right. Having been able to give everything a place I simply started to write and I started with “Right now I am paused!” And I still wonder about the editor!