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Leadership and Evolution

Coaching Tip

We are in the midst of a storm that has been increasing in intensity for decades, driven by advancing technology and global integration. Kotter provides a powerful new "dual operating system" framework for competing and winning in a world of constant turbulence and disruption. No company is immune. Source: John P.

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Buy-In – The Imperative Strategy

Strategy Driven

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. Managers on the other hand create systems based on the needs of their leaders.

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We Still Don’t Know the Difference Between Change and Transformation

Harvard Business Review

It’s been almost 10 years since HBR published John Kotter’s classic article,” Why Transformation Efforts Fail.” For example, when a large technology firm integrated specialized engineers into its regional sales teams, there were shifts in roles, client coverage, compensation, goal setting, and teamwork.

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How to Put the Right Amount of Pressure on Your Team

Harvard Business Review

This magic zone is what John Kotter referred to as the “Productive Range of Distress.” In the sales example, if you ask the Regional VP not to discuss any opportunities that are not in the system, your technology hold-outs will be left out of the discussion. ” Break the problem into smaller pieces.

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