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Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there.
John P. Kotter
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John P. Kotter
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 25
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San Diego
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John Paul Kotter
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One of the most common ways to overcome resistance to change is to educate people about it beforehand. Communication of ideas helps people see the need for and the logic of a change. The education process can involve one-on-one discussions, presentations to groups, or memos and reports.
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Overcoming complacency is crucial at the start of any change process, and it often requires a little bit of surprise, something that grabs attention at more than an intellectual level. You need to surprise people with something that disturbs their view that everything is perfect.
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We are always creating new tools and techniques to help people, but the fundamental framework is remarkably resilient, which means it must have something to do with the nature of organizations or human nature.
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We see, we feel, we change.
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Tradition is a very powerful force.
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Complacency is almost always the product of success or perceived success
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Great leadership does not mean running away from reality. Sometimes the hard truths might just demoralize the company, but at other times sharing difficulties can inspire people to take action that will make the situation better.
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Leadership produces change. That is its primary function
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In the final analysis, change sticks when it becomes the way we do things around here.
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Anyone in a large organization who thinks major change is impossible should probably get out.
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A culture truly changes only when a new way of operating has been shown to succeed over some minimum period of time.
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Never underestimate the magnitude of the power of the forces that reinforce the status quo.
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Most US corporations today are over-managed and under-led. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership.
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Never underestimate the power of a good story.
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Good communication does not mean that you have to speak in perfectly formed sentences and paragraphs. It isn't about slickness. Simple and clear go a long way.
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No vision issue today is bigger than the question of efficiency versus some combination of innovation and customer service.
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If the culture you have is radically different from an 'experiment and take-risk' culture, then you have a big change you going to have to make - and no little gimmicks are going to do it for you.
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Most people don't lead their own lives - they accept their lives
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Managers are trained to make incremental, programmatic improvements. They aren't trained to lead large-scale change.
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Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision of the desired outcome.
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