Leading change / John P. Kotter, with a new preface by the author.

ISBN:

9781422186435

Title:

Author:

Kotter, John P., 1947-, author.

Personal Author:

Kotter, John P., 1947-, author.

Edition:

[Revised edition.]

Physical Description:

xii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

General Note:

First published in 1996.

Contents:

Transforming organizations: why firms fail -- Successful change and the force that drives it -- Establishing a sense of urgency -- Creating the guiding coalition -- Developing a vision and strategy -- Communicating the change vision -- Empowering employees for broad-based action -- Generating short-term wins -- Consolidating gains and producing more change -- Anchoring new approaches in the culture -- The organization of the future -- Leadership and lifelong learning.

Subject Term:

Leadership.

Organizational change.

Industrial organization.

Strategic planning.

Format:

Books

Electronic Access:

Table of contents

Publication Date:

2012

1996

Publication Information:

Boston

Harvard Business Review Press,

c2012.

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The international bestseller--now with a new preface by author John Kotter.

Millions worldwide have read and embraced John Kotter's ideas on change management and leadership.
From the ill-fated dot-com bubble to unprecedented M&A activity to scandal, greed, and ultimately, recession--we've learned that widespread and difficult change is no longer the exception. It's the rule. Now with a new preface, this refreshed edition of the global bestseller Leading Change is more relevant than ever.

John Kotter's now-legendary eight-step process for managing change with positive results has become the foundation for leaders and organizations across the globe. By outlining the process every organization must go through to achieve its goals, and by identifying where and how even top performers derail during the change process, Kotter provides a practical resource for leaders and managers charged with making change initiatives work. Leading Change is widely recognized as his seminal work and is an important precursor to his newer ideas on acceleration published in Harvard Business Review.

Needed more today than at any time in the past, this bestselling business book serves as both visionary guide and practical toolkit on how to approach the difficult yet crucial work of leading change in any type of organization. Reading this highly personal book is like spending a day with the world's foremost expert on business leadership. You're sure to walk away inspired--and armed with the tools you need to inspire others.

Published by Harvard Business Review Press.

Author Notes

John P. Kotter is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

He is the Konosuke Matashusita Professor of Leadership at the Harvard Business School and was one of the youngest people in Harvard history to receive full professorship.

Kotter's works include Power and Influence: Beyond Formal Authority, The Leadership Factor and Corporate Culture and Performance.

(Bowker Author Biography)

New Preface, November 2012	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Part I The Change Problem and Its Solution
1 Transforming Organizations: Why Firms Fail	p. 3
2 Successful Change and the Force That Drives It	p. 19
Part II The Eight-Stage Process
3 Establishing a Sense of Urgency	p. 37
4 Creating the Guiding Coalition	p. 53
5 Developing a Vision and Strategy	p. 69
6 Communicating the Change Vision	p. 87
7 Empowering Employees for Broad-Based Action	p. 105
8 Generating Short-Term Wins	p. 121
9 Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change	p. 137
10 Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture	p. 153
Part III Implications for the Twenty-First Century
11 The Organization of the Future	p. 169
12 Leadership and Lifelong Learning	p. 183
About the Author	p. 195

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