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Leading Change

John P. Kotter

Why do most efforts to transform an organization fail, and what does it take to make real change stick?

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Author
John P. Kotter

Why read it

  • You will get a roadmap of eight stages for driving major change, and a shared language for talking through where an effort is stuck
  • You will understand why Kotter argues that a purely managerial mindset fails whatever the quality of the people involved
  • You will question the old idea that leadership is a gift of birth given to only a few people

Who it is for

  • A manager leading a restructuring that keeps stalling
  • An executive planning a merger or culture change
  • A team leader who wants a roadmap for change

Contents

  1. New Preface, November 2012
  2. Preface
  3. Part I. The Change Problem and Its Solution
  4. 1. Transforming Organizations: Why Firms Fail
  5. 2. Successful Change and the Force That Drives It
  6. Part II. The Eight-Stage Process
  7. 3. Establishing a Sense of Urgency
  8. 4. Creating the Guiding Coalition
  9. 5. Developing a Vision and Strategy
  10. 6. Communicating the Change Vision
  11. 7. Empowering Employees for Broad-Based Action
  12. 8. Generating Short-Term Wins
  13. 9. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
  14. 10. Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture
  15. Part III. Implications for the Twenty-First Century
  16. 11. The Organization of the Future
  17. 12. Leadership and Lifelong Learning

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