The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations
by John P. Kotter, Dan S. Cohen
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Moving beyond the process of change Why is change so hard? Because in order to make any transformation successful, you must change more than just the structure and operations of an organization-you need to change people's behavior. And that is never easy. The Heart of Change is your guide to helping people think and feel differently in order to meet your shared goals. According to bestselling author and renowned leadership expert John Kotter and coauthor Dan Cohen, this focus on connecting show more with people's emotions is what will spark the behavior change and actions that lead to success. Now freshly designed, The Heart of Change is the engaging and essential complement to Kotter's worldwide bestseller Leading Change. Building off of Kotter's revolutionary eight-step process, this book vividly illustrates how large-scale change can work. With real-life stories of people in organizations, the authors show how teams and individuals get motivated and activated to overcome obstacles to change-and produce spectacular results. Kotter and Cohen argue that change initiatives often fail because leaders rely too exclusively on data and analysis to get buy-in from their teams instead of creatively showing or doing something that appeals to their emotions and inspires them to spring into action. They call this the see-feel-change dynamic, and it is crucial for the success of any true organizational transformation. Refreshingly clear and eminently practical, The Heart of Change is required reading for anyone facing the challenges inherent in leading change. show lessTags
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Wonderful inspiration for anyone who has to deal with fast-changing work environments. I am an executive in a dynamic industry (IT) in a dynamic country (South Africa) and several of my colleagues have really enjoyed this book. Understanding that you have to win hearts as well as minds is what life is all about, and this is the way to help staff deal with change as a challenge rather than a threat.
Researching and writing a book myself addressing change, how could I not read one (actually a few) from Professor John Kotter.
Well worth my time, and yours, assuming you're interested in better managing change in both your personal and professional lives.
Well worth my time, and yours, assuming you're interested in better managing change in both your personal and professional lives.
Excellent and short
Excellent and short
Good book; stories of how companies have successfully effected change
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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 show more Leadership Factor and Corporate Culture and Performance. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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