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We see, we feel, we change.

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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In the final analysis, change sticks when it becomes the way we do things around here.
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Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there.
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Tradition is a very powerful force.
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A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually absent.
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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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Never underestimate the power of a good story.
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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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The heart of change is in the emotions.
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We learn best - and change - from hearing stories that strike a chord within us.
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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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In an ever changing world, you never learn it all, even if you keep growing into your 90s.
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Neurologists say that our brains are programmed much more for stories than for abstract ideas. Tales with a little drama are remembered far longer than any slide crammed with analytics.
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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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Good communication is not just data transfer. You need to show people something that addresses their anxieties, that accepts their anger, that is credible in a very gut-level sense, and that evokes faith in the vision.
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Never underestimate the magnitude of the power of the forces that reinforce the status quo.
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Complacency is almost always the product of success or perceived success
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