{"product_id":"the-people-stack-why-change-fails-and-what-actually-fixes-it-9798995970118","title":"The People Stack: Why Change Fails (and What Actually Fixes It)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrganizational change does not fail because the strategy was wrong or the technology did not work. It fails when people never fully adopt what was built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The People Stack: Why Change Fails (and What Actually Fixes It), transformation and communications executive Julie Ann Whitten explores the invisible human operating system underneath every successful change effort. Drawing from more than 25 years of experience leading complex transformations across manufacturing, healthcare, utilities, hospitality, and enterprise operations, Whitten introduces a practical framework for understanding why change efforts stall, fade, or quietly unravel after launch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe People Stack framework focuses on the human layers that determine whether transformation sticks: clarity, alignment, capability, belief, sustainment, and trust. Through real-world insights, leadership observations, and practical guidance, the book examines the gap between delivery and adoption and why so many organizations mistake implementation for success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also explores resistance, leadership communication, organizational trust, emotional fatigue, and the hidden signals leaders often overlook during periods of disruption and uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned for executives, change leaders, communications professionals, HR leaders, project teams, and anyone responsible for driving transformation, The People Stack offers a more human-centered approach to leading change in modern organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause technology may launch the system, but people ultimately determine whether change succeeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie Whitten Consulting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995970118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d","brand":"Julie Ann Whitten","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52734000070837,"sku":"9798995970118","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-people-stack-why-change-fails-and-what-actually-fixes-it-9798995970118","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}