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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

Leading Blog

Whether it's the death of a friend, loss of a job, a bad break-up, or the isolation of Covid-19, those who manage to be where their feet are will grow, stretch and emerge stronger, smarter, and more prepared as we find peace and gratitude in the pause. Kotter with Vanessa Akhtar and Gaurav Gupta. We need to make our interactions count.

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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.” Considering what is said about imitation, the Harvard Business School professor must be the most flattered guru in management. Remove obstacles.

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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! This well-managed clan has done well to date but is now faced with unprecedented problems that challenge their once reliable rules and procedures. Of Related Interest: An Interview with John Kotter on Urgency. does just that.

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Leading (Personal) Change

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Change Management Self Leadership Workplace Issues A few months ago, I was reading John P. Kotter’s best selling book Leading Change as part of a group assignment in my workplace. Kotter’s eight-stage process for managing organizational change sparked lively discussion. But what is [.].

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Brief History of Change: Kotter

LDRLB

Kotter’s work has been repacked and resold by countless “change consultants.” Considering what is said about imitation, the Harvard Business School professor must be the most flattered guru in management. Kotter first presented this model in his 1995 book Leading Change. Form a powerful coalition. Create a vision for change.

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Accelerate (XLR8)

Leading Blog

In order to reliably maintain an organization nothing beats a well-organized and well-developed hierarchy. John Kotter provides that extra something we need in Accelerate (XLR8). He writes that management-driven hierarchies are “still absolutely necessary to make organizations work.” Much more leadership, not just management.

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New Year’s Leadership Development Goals 2017 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

It’s also a good time to set leadership development goals, either as part of a formal development planning process, or just because it’s a proven way to continuously improve as a leader. I need to spend more time coaching and developing my team. Develop my team. Delegate more. Is it my own ego? Become a better negotiator.