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DESCRIPTION:Date:&nbsp\;September - December 2026Time:&nbsp\;to be arranged
  by facilitatorsLocation:&nbsp\;Online\nWho is this event intended for?&nb
 sp\;This event is fit for every career stage\, from junior statisticians t
 o the senior leadershipWhat is the benefit of attending?&nbsp\;Discuss ide
 as and topics from the book Change by John P Kotter\; understand organizat
 ional change and learn how to thrive\, rather than just survive\, through 
 change.RegistrationThis event is free to attend for both Members of PSI an
 d Non-Members. To register your place\, please&nbsp\; click here.OverviewD
 o you want to develop non-technical skills to compliment your statistical 
 knowledge? The PSI Book Club has a 4-session format (1-hour\, monthly) for
  discussing concepts and ideas from John P Kotter&rsquo\;s book\, and offe
 rs an opportunity to apply knowledge from the book in-between sessions.The
  book for 2026 is Change: How organisations achieve hard-to-imagine result
 s in uncertain and volatile times by John P KotterOrganizations have to ad
 apt to the transforming landscape of our industry to ensure they continue 
 to be successful in the future.&nbsp\; Many of us are feeling the impact o
 f organizational change.&nbsp\; Rapid social and technological change can 
 cause physical and psychological distress.&nbsp\; By reading John P Kotter
 &rsquo\;s book we can understand about organizational change and learn how
  to thrive\, rather than just survive\, through change.Change\, by John P 
 Kotter (and his team) is a summary of all that he has learned over his dec
 ades of research and leading change. His book describes why many current a
 pproaches to change are inadequate and explains why new solutions need to 
 give people a voice and a role in a new\, change-embracing organization. T
 hrough reading the book\, we will become familiar with ideas that such as:
  seeking opportunities (thrive) and not just problem solving (survive)\, c
 onsidering risks and not just following best practices\, going beyond good
  intentions\, and building trust between people to innovate and drive chan
 ge together.John P. Kotter is a professor at Harvard Business School and r
 egarded internationally as the foremost speaker on the topics of Leadershi
 p and Change.&nbsp\; He has vast experience of successful organisational c
 hange\, and helps company leaders develop the practical skills and impleme
 ntation methodologies required to lead change in a complex\, large-scale b
 usiness environment.Register today to participate in small discussion grou
 ps\, or to volunteer as a facilitator.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:PSI Book Club: Change: How organisations achieve hard-to-imagine re
 sults in uncertain and volatile times
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong>Date:&nbsp\;</strong>September - Decem
 ber 2026<br /><strong>Time:</strong>&nbsp\;to be arranged by facilitators<
 br /><strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp\;Online<em><br /><strong><br /></stro
 ng></em>\n<p><strong>Who is this event intended for?</strong>&nbsp\;This e
 vent is fit for every career stage\, from junior statisticians to the seni
 or leadership<br /></p><p><strong>What is the benefit of attending?</stron
 g>&nbsp\;Discuss ideas and topics from the book Change by John P Kotter\; 
 understand organizational change and learn how to thrive\, rather than jus
 t survive\, through change.<br /></p><p><strong>Registration</strong></p><
 p>This event is free to attend for both Members of PSI and Non-Members. To
  register your place\, please&nbsp\; <a href="https://psi.glueup.com/event
 /change-how-organisations-achieve-hard-to-image-results-in-uncertain-and-v
 olatile-times-179715/">click here</a>.</p><p><strong>Overview</strong></p>
 <p>Do you want to develop non-technical skills to compliment your statisti
 cal knowledge? The PSI Book Club has a 4-session format (1-hour\, monthly)
  for discussing concepts and ideas from John P Kotter&rsquo\;s book\, and 
 offers an opportunity to apply knowledge from the book in-between sessions
 .<br /></p><p>The book for 2026 is <strong>Change: How organisations achie
 ve hard-to-imagine results in uncertain and volatile times</strong> by Joh
 n P Kotter<br /></p><p>Organizations have to adapt to the transforming lan
 dscape of our industry to ensure they continue to be successful in the fut
 ure.&nbsp\; Many of us are feeling the impact of organizational change.&nb
 sp\; Rapid social and technological change can cause physical and psycholo
 gical distress.&nbsp\; By reading John P Kotter&rsquo\;s book we can under
 stand about organizational change and learn how to thrive\, rather than ju
 st survive\, through change.<br /></p><p>Change\, by John P Kotter (and hi
 s team) is a summary of all that he has learned over his decades of resear
 ch and leading change. His book describes why many current approaches to c
 hange are inadequate and explains why new solutions need to give people a 
 voice and a role in a new\, change-embracing organization. Through reading
  the book\, we will become familiar with ideas that such as: seeking oppor
 tunities (thrive) and not just problem solving (survive)\, considering ris
 ks and not just following best practices\, going beyond good intentions\, 
 and building trust between people to innovate and drive change together.<b
 r /></p><p>John P. Kotter is a professor at Harvard Business School and re
 garded internationally as the foremost speaker on the topics of Leadership
  and Change.&nbsp\; He has vast experience of successful organisational ch
 ange\, and helps company leaders develop the practical skills and implemen
 tation methodologies required to lead change in a complex\, large-scale bu
 siness environment.</p>Register today to participate in small discussion g
 roups\, or to volunteer as a facilitator.<p>&nbsp\;</p><p>&nbsp\;</p>
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