A relatively short read. The approach is based on the author's personal story, a sadly common story.
It could be a helpful support for those undergoing some painful change in their life, or fear one approaching.

'Change: The Tools You Need for the Life You Want at Work and Home' by Gary Bradt is a pretty good book on how to deal with change. The author has his share of experience with the subject.

The book is told as the story of a company going through a merger/takeover. As part of the process, there will be layoffs and uncertainty. The story of change gets played out in the characters. One refuses to accept change, others find their way. Along the way, the lessons of how to deal with change are given. "You Don’t Always Get to Choose Change, but You Always Get to Choose Your Response" being my favorite quote from the book.

Having gone through a fair amount of change over the last several years, I have been each of the characters in this book. How you respond to change makes all the difference.

At less than 200 pages, this is a fairly quick read. I appreciated the approach and the author's personal story was pretty poignant. I have already recommended this book to someone on the verge of some pretty major change.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Greenleaf Book Group and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

An extraordinarily practical book to move in favor of change
It is true that change stresses us and we resist it, but we know that it is necessary to improve the situation or the quality of our lives, we feel anxious and resentful because we can not change the situation, we fight against our instincts of conservation, because from the beginning we considered change as something difficult, risky, threatening.
Gary Bradt proposes, in a very clear and simple way, a tactic that names Roadmap to change, where by changing our perspective we can transform our resistance, have an adequate response and obtain better results. It's amazing how language, changing premises, makes a difference!
I loved the suggestions to “adapt first and fast” to change and the “two-minute drill” exercise. The part of changing oneself to change the relationship is something that I already practice and has given me great results, self-knowledge, personal development and empowerment.
The synthesis capacity of the author to explain so directly and get as concrete results, reflects a deep understanding of the topic, also in synergy with the ability to communicate knowledge results in this great book.
My gratitude to the Publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to review the book

I liked the way Gary Brandt used the medium of good stories to demonstrate how our mindset shapes our understanding of the world. So often when we go through something unpleasant or negative, we get so tied up in the anger and frustration that we don't see the potential. Gary Brandt's stories brilliantly show this. I would have liked more details on daily practices in addition to the ones already given in the book.

This book is easy to read but full of great information and advice.
I got a lot of aha moments from this book. "Change: The Tools You Need for the Life You Want at Work and Home" is a must read for every person that is struggling to change in this fast moving world, especially for the entrepreneur and business owner.
Like a lot of people, I tend to avoid change, but this book opens my eyes that change is inevitable. I like this part of the book that Gary shared:
Some of my clients say, "Gary, we don't mind change, and we can see the need to adapt first and fast. But we're tired of the pace of change; we wish things would just level out for a while."
I understand. However, imagine you are in the hospital and hooked up to a heart monitor. When you look at the monitor, do you want to see a line constantly changing, up and down, up and down?
Or would you prefer a nice smooth line with no change at all?
Life is change, and change is life. We'd best get used to it.

Thank you Netgalley for this book.

Gary writes about external and internal changes that happen to us on a regular basis. He uses my favourite approach, storytelling, to help readers understand 9 tools for leading through change.

He divides these 9 tools under three headings:
1. Manage your relationships through change
2. Manage yourself through change
3. Manage change to create the life you want.

At the end of each chapter, he summarises the major points he wants readers to grasp.

Rating: 5/5

Recommendation: This is the first leadership book, especially about change, that resonated with me. The stories were relatable and there was so much to learn.

If you are looking for a book that will help you make sense of all the madness in the world around you, this is definitely for you. It is a mindset changer.

I like the way Gary offered lessons to be learned by showing the reader a better alternative. You can be in charge of you situation if you use a learning mindset.

Favourite Quote: “Is my reaction to change getting me the results I want?”

Delightful advice book -- easy to read and digest. I'd recommend it wholeheartedly.