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How do we shake off the `busy' and focus on the `urgent'? ...John Kotter helps us do exactly that. --Leaders in London, August 28, 2008
Kotter is the acknowledged corporate Changemeister.
--ILM Edge, November 1, 2008
Kotter is the acknowledged corporate Changemeister.
--ILM Edge, November 1, 2008
Review
Kotter believes there's still a lot of `busyness' masquerading as true urgency -- and it can't go on much longer.
Review
The book is a good read. Kotter has some valuable thoughts on this first step in his change management process.
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I feel a sense of urgency to spread the word.
Book Description
This succinct book has a gentle, unhurried tone, but its message is insistent, relentless and urgent.
Business Opportunities and Ideas, 24 September 2008
If you are charged with implementing change in an organisation ... you should read this book - NOW!
Management Today, October 2008
Very good... practical and full of good sense.
Strategic HCM, September 2008
A good read, and Kotter has some valuable thoughts on this first step n his change management process.
HRD Ireland, October 2008
Readers learn the clear distinction between destructive false urgency, constructive true urgency, and why it is such an important asset.
Financial Times, December 5, 2008
An elegantly written book that proves you don't have to drone on endlessly to make a point.
Product Description
Most organizational change initiatives fail spectacularly (at worst) or deliver lukewarm results (at best). In his international bestseller Leading Change, John Kotter revealed why change is so hard, and provided an actionable, eight-step process for implementing successful transformations. The book became the change bible for managers worldwide.
Now, in A Sense of Urgency, Kotter shines the spotlight on the crucial first step in his framework: creating a sense of urgency by getting people to actually see and feel the need for change.
Why focus on urgency? Without it, any change effort is doomed. Kotter reveals the insidious nature of complacency in all its forms and guises.
Written in Kotter's signature no-nonsense style, this concise and authoritative guide helps you set the stage for leading a successful transformation in your company.
From the Inside Flap
In this exciting new book, Kotter explains:
How to go beyond "the business case" for change to overcome the fear and anger that can suppress urgency
Ways to ensure that your actions and behaviors -- not just your words -- communicate the need for change
How to keep fanning the flames of urgency even after your transformation effort has scored some early successes
How to go beyond "the business case" for change to overcome the fear and anger that can suppress urgency
Ways to ensure that your actions and behaviors -- not just your words -- communicate the need for change
How to keep fanning the flames of urgency even after your transformation effort has scored some early successes
About the Author
John P. Kotter is Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School, and is widely regarded as the world's foremost authority on leadership and change.
