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Leading (Personal) Change

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Change Management Self Leadership Workplace Issues A few months ago, I was reading John P. Kotter’s best selling book Leading Change as part of a group assignment in my workplace. Kotter’s eight-stage process for managing organizational change sparked lively discussion. But what is [.].

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John Kotter on Why “Management Is (Still) Not Leadership”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Kotter for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * A few weeks ago, the BBC asked [.].

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

Leading Blog

Whether it's the death of a friend, loss of a job, a bad break-up, or the isolation of Covid-19, those who manage to be where their feet are will grow, stretch and emerge stronger, smarter, and more prepared as we find peace and gratitude in the pause. Kotter with Vanessa Akhtar and Gaurav Gupta. We need to make our interactions count.

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That’s Not How We Do It Here!

Leading Blog

And John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber’s That’s Not How We Do It Here! This well-managed clan has done well to date but is now faced with unprecedented problems that challenge their once reliable rules and procedures. Of Related Interest: An Interview with John Kotter on Urgency. does just that.

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There Is No Time To Hurry Up And Wait

N2Growth Blog

John Kotter was right; an atmosphere of urgency will create an atmosphere of exceptional or extraordinary achievement. Communications Crisis Management Leadership Public Relations Rants Strategy avoid crisis Crisis Leadership ferguson learning risk Risk' Follow me on Twitter @SkippersBiz. Photo by Ted Etyan and edited by N2Growth.

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Brief History of Change: Kotter

LDRLB

There is perhaps no change model more cited than John Kotter’s eight-stage change process. Kotter’s work has been repacked and resold by countless “change consultants.” Considering what is said about imitation, the Harvard Business School professor must be the most flattered guru in management.

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Accelerate (XLR8)

Leading Blog

John Kotter provides that extra something we need in Accelerate (XLR8). He writes that management-driven hierarchies are “still absolutely necessary to make organizations work.” Much more leadership, not just management. In order to reliably maintain an organization nothing beats a well-organized and well-developed hierarchy.

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