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Sales rank 1,481
Customers rating (based on 90 reviews)
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One of the world's foremost experts on business leadership distills 25 years of experience and wisdom in this visionary guide to what it will take to lead the organization of the 21st century. "Every business leader can profit from Kotters thinking on change."--Larry Bossidy, Chairman and CEO, AlliedSignal, Inc. Available August 1996.
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| Publisher | Harvard Business Press | | Release date | 01/1996 | | Availability | Usually ships in 24 hours | | Edition | Hardcover |
| | List price | $27.95 | | Our price | $18.45 (you save 33.99%) | | Used price | from $4.26 |
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 Finally a book about LEADING change...
In Leading Change, John P. Kotter introduces an eight step process for change that focuses not on management but on leadership. He charges leaders to establish a sense of Urgency, Create a guiding Coalition, Develop a Vision and Strategy, Communicate the change Vision, Empowers Employees for Broad-Based Action, Generate Short Term Wins, Consolidate Gains, and Anchor New Approaches in the Culture. Kotter casts a vision for both organizations and leaders of the future that endeavors to negate the effects of over-management and to lessen the impact under-leadership. Kotter proposes that leadership be driven down into the lower levels of an organization through adoption of a philosophy of lifelong learning at both the individual and organizational levels. This philosophy is intended to create leaders who are continually growing and improving themselves and their organizations.
I found Kotter's approach to be both practical and well reasoned. His eight steps are well grounded and realistic. This is a well written book that has plenty of hands on advice that can be implemented immediately. This will remain a reference for leadership versus management and will undoubtedly become well dog-eared in the coming years.
I recommend you read Leading Change by John P. Kotter. His down to earth style helped make this an easy read and you and your organization will benefit from his advice.
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 Leading a Procedural Guide
Although this book does have pertinent and decent information, the author has no charisma, and I found myself wanting to stop the booking only two chapters in. Yes, the information is useful, but it is presented in a manner which makes it as painful as pulling teeth.
How to change a large organisation
We often make terrible mistakes when attempting to bring about significant changes in large organisations because history has not prepared us for transformational challenges, according to John Kotter in this highly regarded book. Kotter recommends an 8-step change process, with the first step being establishing a sense of urgency. People will not be willing to undergo the pain of change unless they appreciate that the pain of not changing will be greater.
The seond step is creating a "guiding coalition". The third step is developing a vision and strategy. People need to understand where the change is leading them. The fourth step is communicating the change vision. This has to be repeated continually. The fifth step is empowering broad-based action. Systems need to be altered to encourage fulfilment of the change vision. The sixth step is generating short-term wins. It is important to have early favourable results to win over the skeptics. The seventh step is consolidating gains and producing more change. The eighth step is anchoring new approaches in the culture. Too often the change process is regarded as "completed" too early, and the organisation lapses back to its pre-change malaise.
There are very few business books which are as well written and useful as this one. From my own experience in organisational change, I can attest to the usefulness of each of the eight steps advocated by Kotter. I found the book very easy to read, with numerous helpful examples, and I highly recommend it for anyone who is a leader in an organisation.
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Buy this CD! It is informative and clear. A must for individuals who spend time driving back and forth to work daily!
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