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Leadership is different from management, but not for the reasons most people think.

John P. Kotter

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John P. Kotter
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 25
Economist
Educator
University Teacher
San Diego
California
John Paul Kotter
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Leadership
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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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