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The wise say there is nothing eternal but change.
The saying, most of the time, is easier said than done, especially in the context of managing changes.
A book entitled Manajemen Perubahan (Management of Change) by Prof. Dr. Moestopo University senior lecturer and former rector Wibowo tries to address the issues surrounding change management and the best practices of doing it.
Before getting into the book, there are several definitions of management that need to be understood.
Management consultant Peter Drucker, for example, stated that management is a specific practice that turns a group of people into groups that are effective, goal-oriented and productive, while Mary Parker Follet defined management as the art of getting things done through people.
In addition, according to Andrew J. DuBrin, a Professor of Management emeritus at the E. Philip Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology, management is a process of using organizational resources to achieve organizational goals through the functions of planning and decision making, organizing, leading and controlling.
With so many definitions, it is easy to see why the managing of changes is not something easy and Wibowo wants to share some of his thoughts about it in his book.
