Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Studies show that a person’s emotional intelligence (the ability to manage one’s own emotions and the emotions of others) is not only more important than their IQ, but the single most important variable in career and life success. This is the book that launched the idea of EQ into the public domain. Leading Change (1995).

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2011

That said, this rule doesn’t apply to professor Kotter. He did it himself during a career that spanned 4 decades, but most importantly, he inspired others to do the same. Leading Change - Being a Harvard Business School Professor doesn’t automatically qualify you to give leadership advice.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Leaders are debating the changing nature of work and the perceived decline in job security (the lifelong career at a benevolent company is a fading memory) and the erosion of corporate loyalty. Employees are wondering, “If the company is willing to dump me at its convenience, why shouldn’t I dump the company at my convenience?”

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 17, 2015

In “ The Heart of Change ”, John Kotter and Dan Cohen discuss a study they conducted with Deloitte Consulting about the nature of change. If you learned a lesson early on in your career, be specific about it. In a business setting, a logical argument is expected, of course. Forget the platitudes. If you fouled up, say so.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 25, 2009

Kotter on What Leaders Really Do., Share this: Leave a Comment Filed under Leadership Shift Tagged as John P Kotter , What Leaders Do ← Know Thyself Part III – Personality Type The Leadership Activity Shift → Like Be the first to like this post. In the meantime here’s Something to Read : John P. More later.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 19, 2009

Some of my favorite readings on the topics you touched upon are “Leading Up&# by Michael Useem and “Leading Change&# by John Kotter. John Kotter is one of my particular favorites. Reply Gwyn Teatro April 21, 2009 at 3:40 am Thanks for your comments Joe. I will make a point of searching out “Leading Up&# !

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The analysis resonates powerfully: Who’s never had to consider these questions in the course of their career? “It is not uncommon,” Gabarro and Kotter say wryly, “for a boss to need more information than the subordinate would naturally supply, or for the subordinate to think the boss knows more than he really does.”

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2014

Kotter For most companies, the hierarchy is the singular operating system at the heart of the firm. We need get off the career ladder and get onto a learning curve. Accelerate : Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World by John P. Blog Post ). What we know will likely impede our ability to learn and therefore perform.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Sometimes, it seems they've always loomed large: for decades, Michael Porter has been synonymous with strategy, and John Kotter with change management. The next day, she was offered a $360,000 contract with the Food Network, launching her massively successful television career.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. McDonald and his team’s approach was heavily influenced by John Kotter’s eight steps for effective organizational change.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

” –John Kotter. .” –Warren Bennis. “Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen, despite the obstacles.” ” I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”

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