Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

As you think about what business books you want to read next year, how about adding to the list at least one book from the list below. Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?" Top Books About Leadership.

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LDRLB

MARCH 2, 2010

Those fortunate enough to hold an IVY-league MBA may be familiar with Kotter’s eight-stage model (Reviewed Here). The creative minds behind Made to Stick recently released their sophomore effort, Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard. Motivate the Elephant. Leadership book review change heath'

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

. __ This Memorial Day, as you select the books you plan to read for pleasure this summer, how about adding to the list at least one business book. Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What's Your Favorite?"

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

This idea is supported by Harvard Business School Professor John Kotter, authority on leadership and change, who finds that in order to succeed, 75% of the company’s management, needs to ‘buy into’ the change. The benefits to look for in this particular activity are: Remember that motivation begins with you.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2012

This Memorial Day, as you select the books you plan to read for pleasure this summer, how about adding to the list at least one business book. Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What's Your Favorite?"

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Twenty years ago, John Kotter pegged the failure rate at 70% and the needle hasn’t moved much since. We also had open questions in our surveys to give people an opportunity to express their concerns related to leadership, operations, compensation, and staffing. Organizational transformation is notoriously difficult.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2017

These intangible factors like culture, leadership, and motivation do not yield easily to empirical analysis. This makes it difficult to set up controlled experiments to validate cause and effect to demonstrate how specific change interventions deliver the intended outcomes.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2016

That’s when you need enough stress to motivate action. This magic zone is what John Kotter referred to as the “Productive Range of Distress.” ” This is an extremely useful concept for managers who are leading through change, but how do you take it from being conceptual to being real?

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