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Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring – Leading Unfamiliar Organizations

General Leadership

I was in charge of an unfamiliar organization, one in whose mission I was not well versed. Rather than flying F-15s , I was in charge of flight simulators, contract negotiations and syllabus development. However, a true leader can be successful in any organization. I was in charge but not really sure which way to steer.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

Leading Blog

Change How Organizations Achieve Hard-to-Imagine Results in Uncertain and Volatile Times by John P. Kotter with Vanessa Akhtar and Gaurav Gupta. Transform your organization with speed and efficiency using this insightful new resource.

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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! She finds partial answers in the approach a smaller, loosely organized clan. The story parallels the evolution of organizations of all types as they grow and mature. But once success comes they nearly always move into the upper right quadrant.

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Brief History of Change: Kotter

LDRLB

There is perhaps no change model more cited than John Kotter’s eight-stage change process. Kotter’s work has been repacked and resold by countless “change consultants.” Kotter first presented this model in his 1995 book Leading Change. Develop a short vision with the coalition and practice communicating it.

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Brief History of Change: Kotter

LDRLB

Kotter first presented this model in his 1995 book Leading Change. Kotter outlined an eight-stage process that leaders should take their organizations through when implementing change: Create a sense of urgency. Develop a short vision with the coalition and practice communicating it. Create a vision for change.

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Consider: Harnessing the Power of Reflective Thinking in Your Organization

Leading Blog

That makes Consider: Harnessing the Power of Reflective Thinking in Your Organization , one of the most important books you’ll read this year. Forrester asks, “What is the last document or strategy you can point to as a ‘product of reflection’ built with all parts of the organization and senior-level involvement? Consider isn’t a fad.

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3 Ways Leaders Can Help Bring Great Ideas To Life

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest piece by Kotter International President, Russell Raath on behalf of The Economist Executive Education Navigator. Are staff members empowered to test new ideas and report back to management on their successes, as part of helping the organization constantly adapt and improve?

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