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John P. Kotter
American Educator
Born: Feb 25, 1947
About Change Leadership People Work You
Related authors: Bill Nye Booker T. Washington Horace Mann John W. Gardner Michael Pollan Michael Porter Temple Grandin Timothy Leary
A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually absent. John P. Kotter
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Tradition is a very powerful force. John P. Kotter
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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. John P. Kotter
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I'm impatient. Typically people think they know all about change and don't need help. Their approach tends to be more management-oriented than leadership-oriented. It's very frustrating. John P. Kotter
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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. John P. Kotter
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The world has 6 billion people and counting. We need to help 500 million people become better leaders so that billions can benefit. John P. Kotter
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In terms of getting people to experiment more and take more risk, there are at least three things that immediately come to my mind. Number one, of course, is role-modeling it yourself. Number two is, when people take intelligent, smart risks and yet it doesn't work out, not shooting them. And number three, being honest with yourself. John P. Kotter
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Because management deals mostly with the status quo and leadership deals mostly with change, in the next century we are going to have to try to become much more skilled at creating leaders. John P. Kotter
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Low lights signal to our senses that the workday may be over and it's time for sleep, making it hard for an audience to pay careful attention. When we stand behind a big wooden podium, it can feel as if there's a shield between us and the audience. John P. Kotter
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Managers are trained to make incremental, programmatic improvements. They aren't trained to lead large-scale change. John P. Kotter
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True urgent leadership doesn't drain people. It does the opposite. It energizes them. It makes them feel excited. John P. Kotter
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If you're overbooked, you can't manage pressing problems or even recognize they're pressing until too late. John P. Kotter
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Congress is full of people who get reelected and reelected. How can you have urgency when there are all of those safe seats? John P. Kotter
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I am always looking for stories that will shed light on how companies define themselves - for better or for worse. When shared with others, such stories can have an enormous impact on how well we move forward in the changing world around us. John P. Kotter
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It's very difficult to innovate without requiring people to do something different. And whenever you require people to do something different, you're talking about change. John P. Kotter
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Globalization is going to bring us closer and closer together across nations and technology you can't stop. John P. Kotter
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Innovation is kind of a sub-piece of change. John P. Kotter
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Urgency is unbelievably important when you're talking about, not little changes, but big changes. John P. Kotter
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I am often asked about the difference between 'change management' and 'change leadership,' and whether it's just a matter of semantics. These terms are not interchangeable. John P. Kotter
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All organizations start with a structure that looks like a dynamic solar system. They can be very fast, agile. They attract people who play around with crazy ideas. John P. Kotter
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