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Leading Change Specs:
Product Name
Leading Change
Manufacturer
Client Distribution Services
Product Number MPN
0875847471
Retail Price
$26.95
EAN-14
09780875847474
UPC
978087584747
Specifications
Title
Leading Change
ISBN
0875847471
Author(s)
John P. Kotter
Release Date
15 January, 1996, 1996-01-15
Format
Hardcover
Num of Pages
187
Num. of Items
1
EAN
9780875847474
Weight
0.5 lbs.
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19-January-2004
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Latest 6 Reviews Here is what people are saying about the Leading Change
"Progress is Leading Change"
2009-08-23
- Reviewed By User: A3EIRGRKQ39BY3
Have not finished reading but is very interesting. Keeps you focused. A book you do not want to put down. This was for a religious class at Purpose Institute.
"too dry"
2009-07-19
- Reviewed By User: AP8SXTGZQLCPU
ALthough I was highly motivated to listen to the text for a graduate course while driving -a multi task attempt- it was hypnotic and almost put me to sleep. It was sooooo boring, it required herculean effort to focus and listen to it.
If you enjoy reading laundry lists, this is for you. I bought the audio version to listen to while communting, finally gave up in self-defense -- I was falling asleep at the wheel. Problems with this are: lack of real-life examples; pedantic, didactic style.
For better and more readable/listenable advice on implementing change, check out: "Good to Great" by Jim Collins; "Execution" by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan; "Who Says Elephants Can't Dance" by Lou Gerstner; "Winning" by Jack Welch.
One of the hardest things to find is a book that links leadership to change in a practical, step-by-step, balanced way. Most books on the subject focus primarily on one or the other.
Based on his experience with major corporations as a Harvard Business School professor, Kotter's eight-stage process is clear, logical, and consistent with modern change management theory.
I use this book and a related article in a seminar on change management to provide the students with one way to initiate and manage change that is particularly effective in large organizations. I say that because this book assumes that entrenched managers will not budge unless there is a sense of urgency or the leader creates one.
There are other, more charismatic and visionary, ways to initiate change that work exceptionally well in cases where the leader and the culture are more collaborative, but Kotter's approach is one of the best for initiating change when something has to give in order for it to happen.
If you find yourself in a situation where vested interests simply refuse to cooperate, Leading Change is the book for you.
Robert E. Levasseur, Ph.D., author of "Leadership and Change in the 21st Century"
"Very good book"
2009-03-14
- Reviewed By User: A3TQALTK6KCA8E
I loved reading this book, it is very easy to read and interesting. I cannot remeber the delivery or price, but I can tell you that the product of the book is great! I don't plan on getting rid of it because it is a good book and even some coworkers have asked to borrow it.
"Fantastic outline for change initiatives"
2009-01-14
- Reviewed By User: A36TB8BR3A23UK
I'm a bit of a junkie for HBR books, but I have read a few stinkers before - this is not one of them.
Kotter does an excellent job of breaking down change management efforts into 8 stages. He then goes through each stage, highlights why it is important and the pitfalls that can occur. He then backs everything up with solid examples.
After reading the book and understand what is involved in large change management or culture change initiatives - one can understand why most of them fail.
An easy to read review on a great topic relevant to many businesses today.
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"Progress is Leading Change"
"too dry"
"A Modern Leadership and Change Process"