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Brief History of Change: Kotter

LDRLB

Kotter first presented this model in his 1995 book Leading Change. Develop a short vision with the coalition and practice communicating it. Some have even theorized that Kotter’s eight-stages build upon the three-stages developed by Lewin by providing instructions for leaders to follow while unfreezing, changing and refreezing.

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Brief History of Change: Kotter

LDRLB

Kotter first presented this model in his 1995 book Leading Change. Develop a short vision with the coalition and practice communicating it. Some have even theorized that Kotter’s eight-stages build upon the three-stages developed by Lewin by providing instructions for leaders to follow while unfreezing, changing and refreezing.

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To Be a Fly on the Wall at Facebook on IPO Day

Harvard Business Review

In July 1999, I left a law firm for a business development role at a startup with a strange name — Akamai Technologies. Then, in a seemingly unscientific frenzy in a paneled room on Wall Street, the bankers decide what price to place on the opening shares, and when to start selling them. The bankers priced the shares at $26.

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