In the Trenches of Change, newly published by Steven J. Kelly and M. Mari Novak of West Cork, is not a professional manual or a memoir, but a combination of the two.
It goes inside institutions under pressure—ministries, public agencies, non-profits, and businesses trying to improve performance while navigating politics, culture, bureaucracy, and conflicting incentives. Told with candor, wit, and hard-earned humility, this book shows what manuals and case studies leave out: why best practices fail, how culture and incentives shape possibility, how unintended consequences disrupt systems, and what actually helps when the rules keep shifting.
Find out more and order your copy at trenchesofchange.com .