By Debbe KennedyThe author focuses on how-to develop support for change in organizations, including leadership, sponsorship, manager conviction and buy-in from everyone involved. It includes action strategies, stories, insights and ideas for what and how to gain acceptance of the need for change and understanding of its implications in seven key areas that influence organizational effectiveness.
Published by Berrett Koehler. ISBN: 1-58376-119-5. 10.95 US dollars.

The 5000 offenders who commit about 10% of crimes in the UK are to be targeted in a new cross-Government initiative. 

A new local government leadership center, due to be opened later in the year, is at the core of the leadership strategy launched by the Leadership Development Commission. Other elements of the strategy, which provides a framework to stimulate leadership development at the individual, team, local authority and national levels, seeks to secure the contributions of other stakeholders, including political parties.