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Accelerate!
Kotter, John P.Article HBS-R1211B-ELeadership and People ManagementThe old ways of setting and implementing strategy are failing us, writes the author of Leading Change, in part because we can no longer keep up with the pace of change. Organizational leaders are torn between trying to stay ahead of increasingly fierce competition and needing to deliver this year's results. Although traditional hierarchies and managerial processes--the components of a company's "operating system"--can meet the daily demands of ru...Starting at €8.20
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How to Save Good Ideas
Kotter, John P.; Kehoe, JeffArticle HBS-R1010M-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen it comes to gaining buy-in for a new idea, we've been taught to focus on getting the idea right instead of on making sure people understand and support it. That, explains Kotter, has left us unprepared to deal with the attacks that can kill off even the most carefully developed concepts. In this edited interview, the leadership expert discusses various idea-killing attacks and offers some rules for responding to them. Whether you're working ...Starting at €8.20
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Complacency and False Urgency: Barriers to Successful Change
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4886BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThe first step in creating a true sense of urgency is to deeply understand its opposites: complacency and false urgency. This chapter shows you how to spot red flag behavior and help others see the problem. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20
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Bring the Outside In: Increasing True Urgency by Winning Hearts and Minds
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4888BC-ELeadership and People ManagementOrganizations of any size or age tend to be too internally oriented. The disconnect between what insiders see, feel, and think, on the one hand, and external opportunities and hazards, on the other, can be astonishing. This inside-outside gap always reduces an organization's sense of urgency, and must be diminished if organizations hope to implement change successfully. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20
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Deal with NoNos: Increasing True Urgency and Managing People Who Resist Change
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4891BC-ELeadership and People ManagementA NoNo is more than a skeptic-he is, in essence, an urgency killer. He's always ready with ten reasons why the current situation is fine, why the problems and challenges others see don't exist, or why you need more data before acting. This chapter describes methods for preventing difficult people from derailing change. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20
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Increasing True Urgency: One Strategy and Four Tactics
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4887BC-ELeadership and People ManagementUnderlying the urgent behavior that makes organizations succeed in a turbulent world is not only a set of thoughts-there must also be a set of feelings, a compulsive desire to move, and win, now. This chapter outlines several tactics for increasing urgency and winning the hearts, along with the minds, of those involved in a change effort. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20
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Keep Urgency Up: Creating a Culture that is Conducive to Continuous Change
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4892BC-ELeadership and People ManagementAn organization that can sustain a high sense of urgency over time has the potential to become a high-performance machine, where results go from good to great and beyond. But sustaining urgency over time requires that it not only be created, and created well, but that it be re-created again and again, becoming firmly ingrained in an organization's culture. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20
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The Future: Begin Today--Take Action Now to Increase True Urgency
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4893BC-ELeadership and People ManagementCreating a sense of urgency in your organization will become more relevant in the foreseeable future because of the constant change swirling around us. Not only is the world hitting us with new opportunities and hazards, but it is doing so in many arenas at an accelerating rate. Take action now to increase true urgency around important issues. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20
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Choosing Strategies for Change (HBR Classic)
Kotter, John P.; Schlesinger, Leonard A.Article HBS-R0807M-ELeadership and People ManagementThis article was originally published in March-April 1979 and was republished in July-August 2008 as an HBR Classic. This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. The rapid rate of change in the world of management continues to escalate. New government regulations, new products, growth, increased competition, ...Starting at €8.20
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Find Opportunity in Crises: Increasing True Urgency by Winning Hearts and Minds
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4890BC-ELeadership and People ManagementCrises are not necessarily bad and may, under certain conditions, actually be required to succeed in an increasingly changing world. Even people who are solidly content with the status quo will begin to act differently if a fire starts on the floor beneath their feet. With fire spreading around them, everyone moves, the status quo is eliminated, and a new beginning is possible. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20