Six Disciplines

APRIL 13, 2011

Effective execution of strategy seems to be an elusive goal. As Fortune Magazine noted in 1982, "Less than 10% of strategies effectively formulated are effectively executed.". After two decades of the application of even the most modern and innovative business principles, the problem remains. Kotter, Leading Change, 1996).

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The following is a guest piece by Kotter International President, Russell Raath on behalf of The Economist Executive Education Navigator. Yet the most innovative companies—those that can face challenging times and emerge stronger than ever—often recognize a key truth that is missing in many traditional, hierarchical organizations.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 28, 2012

Strategy. The latest thinking from the great strategists of the era – Michael Porter, Henry Ginsberg, Rosabeth Kanter, John Kotter. A client in need of innovation? At the risk of this blog appearing as an advertorial for Harvard, I’ll gladly admit that Harvard Business Review was my favorite management resource.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Business Improv: Experiential Learning Exercises to Train Employees to Handle Every Situation with Success by Val and Sarah Gee The secret to business growth is right before your eyes – it’s the creativity and innovation percolating in each one of your employees every minute of every day. Business Improv ! Consider leaving a comment!

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Leadership author John Kotter identifies the creation of a vision for change and communication of the change vision as the third and fourth steps in his model for effective change management. Charismatic leaders engage in innovative behaviors that run counter to the established norms of their organizations, industries, and/or societies.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 24, 2011

John Kotter and James Heskett’s classic book, Corporate Culture and Performance , is an organization development classic. The book’s main framework is a circular diagram following these steps: Mission, Shared Assumptions, and Values <–> Alignment with Strategies and Methods of Execution. Setting Expectations.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2018

To achieve that goal, however, we must innovate not only in terms of science and R&D, but also in how we run our business. “We cannot be like Google, but neither do we want to be,” says Kemal Malik, the board member responsible for innovation, “We need to plot our own path.” The innovation agenda.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

With the ever-changing dynamics of the workforce, the stewardship of organizational culture is just as important as strategy, talent, product development, or customer service. Poor behavior and missteps in culture can be even more detrimental than missteps in fundamental business strategy. Simply put, culture drives performance.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

” –John Kotter. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” “Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.” .” –Warren Bennis. ” –Ralph Nader. ” –Peter F.

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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

First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field Mike Michalowicz HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations Nancy Duarte Freedom, Inc.: Free Your Employees and Let Them Lead Your Business to Higher [.].

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

But the old ways of setting and implementing strategy are no longer adequate. In this HBR webinar, John Kotter , foremost expert on leadership and transformation discusses a new approach to accelerate the achievement of their strategic initiatives in a rapidly changing environment.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

How can we as leaders help our front-line teams take more action to innovate and improve how work gets done? To address these questions, Coty partnered with Kotter International to implement a broad global change management program. Kotter’s book Accelerate.). How can we go even faster? Allocate budget for a team.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

In a complex world where predictability is impossible and innovation and risk are necessary to survive and thrive, mistakes are not only acceptable, but welcome. One is reminded of the phrase ‘closing the loop’ We bring finality to a task and move on. But not before we learn from it. Third, debriefing is a catalyst for change.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2012

Would shareholders of Kodak — which had some of the earliest digital photography technology — agree that its destruction made evolutionary sense, or would they echo Harvard Professor John Kotter's remark that it was the result of "complacency"? They can focus and simplify their organizations.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

A Harvard Business School professor, Kotter emphasises a comprehensive eight-step framework that can be followed by executives at all levels. Using the lessons of successes and failures from leading companies, Christensen presents a set of rules for capitalising on the phenomenon of “disruptive innovation.”. Leading Change (1995).

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Sometimes, it seems they've always loomed large: for decades, Michael Porter has been synonymous with strategy, and John Kotter with change management. magazine, speaking at major conferences, and advising the White House on innovation. Other times, the explosion onto the scene is fast and furious.

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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. Innovating for Value in Health Care. This new group became the implementation team charged with executing on the strategy. Organizational transformation is notoriously difficult. Insight Center. Sponsored by Medtronic.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 23, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nilofer Merchant for the Harvard Business Review blog series, “The Conversation.&# To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * Trust, fights, and child care. When I’m [.].

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2011

Many other experts, such as Senge and Kotter have certainly added to that understanding with complex and nuanced constructs, but Caldwell's invisible glue comment holds a truth. We all know that we want the best ideas to triumph for the best innovations to take place, but sometimes we act as if that only applies when the idea is our idea.

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