The Practical Leader

APRIL 18, 2012

I have read about 30 leadership books including Maxwell, Kouzes & Posner, Kotter, and Schein. ” If their ghost writer is especially skilled, “the bloke’s” story can be quite entertaining. Practical applications: are there lots of “how to” steps and implementation suggestions?

Review 53

Review Books Schein Kotter 53

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

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.

Books 80

Books Leadership Handbook Kotter 80

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?"

Books 93

Books Handbook Kotter Leadership Pipeline 93

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. I had forgotten about them because I get stressed with the things I don’t like as much.

Strategy 70

Strategy Kotter RASCI Motivation 70

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?"

Books 62

Books Leadership Handbook Kotter 62

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.

Books 50

Books Leadership Handbook Kotter 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2012

2: What skills, technologies, and existing data development practices do we have in place that could help kick-start a Big Data effort? The data architecture, data quality, and metadata skills and tools these teams provide can often be leveraged to support Big Data efforts.

Kotter 14

Kotter How To Technology Information 14

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The Forces of global change can render professional skill sets obsolete almost overnight. But how is this done? This is the disciplined and effective debrief… something most companies talk about but don’t know how to do. Duke succinctly provide not only why to debrief, but how to conduct an effective debrief.

Short-term 64

Short-term Tools Learning-by-Doing Schein 64

First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Creative Conspiracy: The New Rules of Breakthrough Collaboration Leigh Thompson This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking John Brockman, Editor Unrelenting Innovation: How to Build a Culture for Market Dominance Gerard [.].

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Blog Creativity Review Innovation 89

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2013

Should we abandon Kotter''s eight success factors , Blanchard''s moving cheese , and everything else we know about engagement, communication, small wins , building the business case, and all of the other elements of the change management framework? Obviously, not every company lets its managers off the hook in this way.

Six Sigma 10

Six Sigma Management Kotter Parcell 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2017

The most popular managerial approach to change management is John Kotter’s eight-step model. There are also heated academic debates over how to measure leadership effectiveness, motivation, and culture. Researchers have pointed out that though the model makes sense, there has been little empirical data to support it.

Marketing 8

Marketing Root Cause Analysis Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

It's often hard to deduce how someone becomes known as a leader in their field. Sometimes, it seems they've always loomed large: for decades, Michael Porter has been synonymous with strategy, and John Kotter with change management. Skills development comes first. Other times, the explosion onto the scene is fast and furious.

Reputation 8

Reputation Case Study Ries Kotter 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2015

It’s been almost 10 years since HBR published John Kotter’s classic article,” Why Transformation Efforts Fail.” ” And although his suggestions for how to improve the odds have been widely accepted, the success rate of major corporate change programs remains essentially unchanged — it still hovers at 30%.

Kotter 8

Kotter Decentralization Business Model Engineering 8

Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 17, 2015

In “ The Heart of Change ”, John Kotter and Dan Cohen discuss a study they conducted with Deloitte Consulting about the nature of change. Leaders master this basic skill of storytelling as a first step to move people emotionally. In a business setting, a logical argument is expected, of course.

Storytelling 100

Storytelling Kotter Influence Teamwork 100

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Check out these new and forthcoming books from HBR Press: The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing. Much of what we experience in life results from a combination of skill and luck," writes Michael Mauboussin. The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations.

P&L 8

P&L Kotter Books Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. McDonald and his team’s approach was heavily influenced by John Kotter’s eight steps for effective organizational change.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Crisis Kotter 8