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Borderless jobs and agile structures: How to build a future-proof organisation

Chartered Management Institute

What they do not do well is identify the most important hazards and opportunities early enough, formulate creative strategic initiatives nimbly enough, and implement them fast enough.” – John Kotter, Harvard Business School Business disruption, societal upheaval and rapid technological shifts bring constant pressure for organisations to innovate.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

Leading Blog

Kotter with Vanessa Akhtar and Gaurav Gupta. Kotter, Vanessa Akhtar, and Gaurav Gupta explore how to create non-linear, dramatic change in your organization. Upstanding : How Company Character Catalyzes Loyalty, Agility, and Hypergrowth by Frank A.

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That’s Not How We Do It Here!

Leading Blog

And John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber’s That’s Not How We Do It Here! They begin to cope with their size by cementing in systems, structures and policies, that inadvertently kill speed, agility and innovation. Of Related Interest: An Interview with John Kotter on Urgency. does just that. Leading Change: Our Iceberg is Melting.

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“We are Not Prepared for This Pace of Change” – Insight from John Kotter, XLR8 (Accelerate)

First Friday Book Synopsis

I am now fully immersed in reading (XLR8) Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World by John P. Kotter, my selection […]. And, that everything is changing faster than before… maybe, much, much faster than before.? And, maybe most importantly, what do we do about it? Randy''s blog entries'

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142: That’s Not How We Do It Here! — How to Stay Agile and Innovative as a Mature Company | with John Kotter

Engaging Leader

Most mature organizations have a built-in tendency to kill off anything agile, innovative, and entrepreneurial — which often is exactly what’s needed to stay ahead of today’s ever-increasing pace of change in the […]

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2014

Leading Blog

Accelerate : Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World by John P. Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April. Creativity, Inc. Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace.

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A Selection of Readings From the Core Masterclass

The Office Blend Blog

John Kotter. What Leads to Organizational Agility: It’s Not What You Think. Happy reading. Management is (Still) Not Leadership. If You Want Engaged Employees, Offer Them Stability. Marla Gottschalk, HBR. A Blinding Flash of the Obvious , Tom Peters, Insights by Stanford Business.

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