Leading successful change and strategy initiatives: An interview with John Kotter, best-selling author and management thought leader – Episode #188

John Kotter (@JohnPKotter) is one of the most respected thinkers on the topics of leadership and change. He is professor emeritus at the Harvard Business School, a widely-read author, and the founder of Kotter International, a management consulting firm. Many of you might know his book Leading Change, which is a classic on the topic […]

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John Kotter (@JohnPKotter) is one of the most respected thinkers on the topics of leadership and change. He is professor emeritus at the Harvard Business School, a widely-read author, and the founder of Kotter International, a management consulting firm.

Many of you might know his book Leading Change, which is a classic on the topic and describes eight steps for successfully leading change initiatives. Those steps include: 1) Create a sense of urgency; 2) Build a guiding coalition; 3) Form a strategic vision and initiatives; 4) Enlist a volunteer army; 5) Enable action by removing barriers; 6) Generate short-term wins; 7) Sustain acceleration and 8) Institute change.

His new book, coming out this month, is called Change: How organizations achieve hard to imagine results in uncertain and volatile times. It covers many topics, including how to make strategic planning more successful and impactful, as we discuss in the interview.

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