--- title: The Little Black Book of Change description: The Little Black Book of Change by Mike Straw and Paul Adams that explains in practical terms the 7 fundamental shifts for change management that delivers. image: https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Little-Black-Book-of-Change-3D-for-blog-269x300-1.png --- - [Home](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/) - [How we help](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/how-we-help) - [Leadership & team development](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/how-we-help/services/leadership-and-team-development) - [Enabling change](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/how-we-help/services/enabling-change) - [Collaboration & business partnering](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/how-we-help/services/business-and-supplier-partnering) - [Culture transformation](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/how-we-help/services/culture-transformation) - [Breakthrough Thinking methodology](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/how-we-help/services/methodology-breakthrough-thinking) - [L&D programmes](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/how-we-help/our-programmes) - [Blended & virtual learning](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/how-we-help/services/virtual-breakthrough) - [Challenges we solve](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/how-we-help/challenges-we-solve) - [Clients](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/who-we-work-with) - [Who we work with](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/who-we-work-with) - [Case studies](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/case-studies) - [Where we work](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/where-we-work) - [About](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/about) - [Our people](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/about/our-people) - [Humanifesto](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/about/our-story) - [100% responsibility](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/about/responsibility) - [Careers](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/about/careers) - [Resources](https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/leadership/the-little-black-book-of-change#!) - [![leadership](https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/hubfs/leadership_link.jpg)Leadership blog](https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/leadership) - [![podcast](https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/hubfs/podcast_image.jpg)Podcast](https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/podcast) - [![Whitepaper blog](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/uploads/files/whitepaper-thumbnail.jpg)Whitepaper blog](https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/whitepaper-blog) - [![Whitepaper](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/uploads/files/whitepaper-blog-thumb.png)Whitepaper](https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/whitepaper-landing-page) - [Contact](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/contact) - [Log in](https://training.achievebreakthrough.com/login) [![](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/uploads/images/logo-ab.svg)](https://www.achievebreakthrough.com/) # The Little Black Book of Change ### Leadership Blog ![Achieve Breakthrough](https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/hubfs/AchieveBreakthroughLogoAbDeviceOnlyFullColour.png) ### Written by Achieve Breakthrough ![The Little Black Book of Change](https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Little-Black-Book-of-Change-3D-for-blog-269x300-1.png) ## The Little Black Book of Change: The 7 Fundamental Shifts for Change Management That Delivers Mike Straw and Paul Adams have co-authored this "must have" book that demystifies organisational transformation in 7 practical steps that any business or company can adopt. [![Little Black Book of Change](https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Little-Black-Book-of-Change-3D-for-blog-269x300-1.png?width=269&height=300&name=Little-Black-Book-of-Change-3D-for-blog-269x300-1.png)](https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Little-Black-Book-of-Change-3D-for-blog-1.png) ### **Your go-to-guide to delivering effective and transformative change that lasts** All too often, change efforts fail to deliver on their promise. However it is possible to turn an organization around quickly to create a new future — one where people think and behave differently and deliver extraordinary results together. Whether you are the chairman, a board director or an aspiring senior executive, *The Little Black Book of Change* provides a practical, concise and insightful guide to understanding your organization and inventing something extraordinary. It is not about ‘run of the mill' change programmes. It is about delivering extraordinary results — something that is not at all predictable. It will be your insight into creating significant shifts in the way people think and behave which can be applied in any area you wish; from improving service levels to cost reductions, innovation or increasing market share. The book is based on real business case studies and is full of grounded and accessible, rather than purely from theoretical, models or processes. The authors have a combined experience totalling 25 years of implementation and facilitating transformation change in organisations. - Table of Contents - A note from the authors - Introduction - Shift 1: Letting go of the past - Shift 2: Developing breakthrough ambition - Shift 3: Creating a bold new vision of the future - Shift 4: Engaging the players in the bold new future - Shift 5: Cut ting through the DNA - Shift 6: Keeping the organization future-focused - Shift 7: Gaining energy from setbacks - Summary - Final thoughts - About the authors - Acknowledgements - *The extraordinary people club*... --- Visit the book website to download a sample chapter of the *Little Black Book of Change* and find out more about joining *The Extraordinary People Club*  [HERE](http://www.littleblackbookofchange.com) Get your copy of this practical guide [HERE](http://amzn.to/1VBps9O) **Bulk order?** If you require a bulk order for distribution in your organisation, please contact Achieve Breakthrough HQ: [HERE.](http://www.achievebreakthrough.com/contact/) ---   ### Share - [![twitter](https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/hubfs/icon-twitter-pink.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/leadership/the-little-black-book-of-change&original_referer=http://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/) - [![linkedin](https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/hubfs/icon-linkedin-pink.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/leadership/the-little-black-book-of-change&source=http://thinking.achievebreakthrough.com/) Published 01/08/2017 ### Subscribe by Email Achieve more breakthroughs. 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