1. Designing a High-Performance Organization...A Guide to the Whole-Systems Approach.  William O. Lytle. (423 pages, copyright 1998) $50.00.  Entire set of Lytle books (see also selections 2 & 3) $90. To order call (800) 296-1279.

The purpose of this book is to serve as a guide to the design of a high-performance organization by directing the focus and stimulating the thinking of those who have the responsibility for reconfiguring their organization. This book replaces Lytle's successful series on Socio-Technical Systems for Linear and Non-Linear Work.  Review this book.

2. Starting An Organization Design Effort: A Planning and Preparation Guide.  William O. Lytle. (170 pages, copyright 1993, revised 1997) $35.00.  Entire set of Lytle books (see also selections 1 & 3) $90.00. To order call (800) 296-1279.

The purpose of this guide is to help senior leadership groups or steering committees through the initial phase of planning and preparation for an organization design effort. It deals with ten key issues that must be thoroughly addressed to ensure the successful start of any design process: Need, Vision, Structure, Strategy, Charter, Readiness, Power, Sanction, Mobilization and Leadership.

3. Visiting Innovative Work Design Sites: A Guide for Successful Planning.  William O. Lytle. (56 pages, copyright 1993, revised 1994) $20.00.    Entire set of Lytle books (see also selections 1 & 2) $90.00.  To order call (800) 296-1279.

This guide can help organizations plan and prepare for successful visits to field sites that are especially innovative in their design of work systems.

4. Diagnosing Your Organization: A "Six-Box" Learning Exercise  Marvin Weisbord. (29 pages, copyright 1976) $8.00.   Set with Leaders Guide (see selection 5) $12.00. To order call (800) 296-1279.

This simple learning exercise is intended as a first step to outline the important processes that go on in organizations.  It has modest goals--to help you: identify some strengths and gaps in your organization; learn practical uses of organization theory; and select areas to study later in depth.

5. Designing Your Organization Leader's Guide.  Marvin Weisbord. (17 pages, copyright 1977) $8.00. Set (with selection 4), $10.00. To order call (800) 296-1279.

This guide is intended to help you apply the "six-box model" for organizational diagnosis in whatever work you do now.  It contains several ideas for using the booklet Diagnosing Your Organization: A "Six-Box" Learning Exercise (see item 4).

6. Organizational Diagnosis: A Workbook of Theory and Practice. Marvin Weisbord (179 pages, copyright 1978) $35.00.  To order call (800) 296-1279.

This book suggests ways of looking at an organization to determine "gaps" between what is and what ought to be.  In workbook format, the author presents a vocabulary and concepts which quickly help the reader understand many things about an organization and decide what changes need to be made.

7. Productive Workplaces: Organizing and Managing for Dignity, Meaning, and Community.  Marvin Weisbord. (405 pages, copyright 1987)  $35.00 .  To order call (800) 296-1279.

Weisbord understands the hunger for community and fulfillment in our work lives and our organizations, and he knows the obstacles to change.  By involving people in designing new work methods and developing strategies for improvement, Weisbord shows organizations how to fulfill the vision of what they can become.  This book is a companion to the 5-part video tape seminar, Productive Workplaces, featuring Weisbord (call 800-296-1279 for more information on the video series.)  Click for more info on video assisted workshop.

8. Improving Whole Systems: A Guidebook.    Block Petrella Weisbord Publishing. (174 pages, copyright 1992)  $35.00.  To order call (800) 296-1279.

This workbook reflects Block Petrella Weisbord's commitment to share what we know with people who are redesigning their workplaces.  It reflects our experiences with major projects in workplaces as diverse as coal mines, consumer and food products, hospitals, insurance, steel mills, software development and information services firms.  We start with the premise that people doing the work should participate in designing it. That belief, more than any set of exercises, best captures the spirit of this book.