John P. Kotter
John P. Kotter
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Great leadership does not mean running away from reality. Sometimes the hard truths might just demoralize the company, but at other times sharing difficulties can inspire people to take action that will make the situation better.
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We know that leadership is very much related to change. As the pace of change accelerates, there is naturally a greater need for effective leadership.
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Great leaders motivate large groups of individuals to improve the human condition.
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Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision of the desired outcome.
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Motivation and inspiration energize people, not by pushing them in the right direction as control mechanisms do but by satisfying basic human needs for achievement, a sense of belonging, recognition, self-esteem, a feeling of control over one's life, and the ability to live up to one's ideals. Such feelings touch us deeply and elicit a powerful response.
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One of the most common ways to overcome resistance to change is to educate people about it beforehand. Communication of ideas helps people see the need for and the logic of a change. The education process can involve one-on-one discussions, presentations to groups, or memos and reports.
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We started Kotter International to improve leaders' ability to deal with big, important transformations in organizations - and in their lives.
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Kotter International is about leading large-scale change, not just managing it.
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Low lights signal to our senses that the workday may be over and it's time for sleep, making it hard for an audience to pay careful attention. When we stand behind a big wooden podium, it can feel as if there's a shield between us and the audience.
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The world has 6 billion people and counting. We need to help 500 million people become better leaders so that billions can benefit.
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The vast majority of large scale change efforts fail. Which means that the probability that you have actually experienced a failure, and your people know that and are pessimistic, therefore, about trying something again, is very high.
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We worry about appearing awkward in a presentation. But up to a point, most people seem to feel more comfortable with less-than-perfect speaking abilities. It makes the speaker more human - and more vulnerable, meaning he is less likely to attack our decisions or beliefs.
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If the culture you have is radically different from an 'experiment and take-risk' culture, then you have a big change you going to have to make - and no little gimmicks are going to do it for you.
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Managers are trained to make incremental, programmatic improvements. They aren't trained to lead large-scale change.