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Loy Machedo's Book Review - Change by Richard Gerver

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Channel: Loy Machedo · 2013 · Education

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If there is an endorsement by Sir Ken Robinson (Element, Finding your Element), You can bet your life I will pick up that book. And it was this very reason I decided to pickup Richard Gerver's 'Change'.  

About the Author:
Richard Gerver is one of the world's foremost thinkers on education, leadership and change. In 2005, he was judged the best head teacher in the UK, after turning a failing school into a global innovation success story. 

Sir Ken Robinson describes him as "One of the clearest and most passionate voices for radical change both in education and in business."

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About the Book:
1. The Book covers 10 Chapters related to Change
a. Explore Change
b. Refresh Change
c. Believe Change
d. Question Change
e. Visualize Change
f. Share Change
g. Develop Change
h. Choose Change
i. Lead Change
j. Transmit Change
2. Each Chapter is filled with memorable stories
3. At the end of every chapter there is a summary of the lessons mentioned in the chapter
4. The Book is very easy to read and very interesting put across
5. The Story contains lots of Personal Examples
6. Each Story in itself beams with hope, inspiration and heart. 
7. Every Chapters makes you feel as if the author himself takes you through his time-line. 

What I personally loved about the book was the lack of self Aggrandization that most authors resort to hold on to while preaching their value systems. Instead the author choose to take the more difficult path of bearing his soul, his failures and his insecurities on his journey towards Change. 

Were there any drawbacks to the books? 
Well for the strangest reason, I wished he had put some pictures of himself, his school and his struggles. 

Overall, Change can be described as an enjoyable, easy to read book  you can complete in a few hours and which gives you fodder for thought. 

I give this book a rating of 8 out of 10

Loy Machedo
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