John P. Kotter
John P. Kotter
John P. Kotter quotes about
feelings vision conviction
Without conviction that you can make change happen, you will not act, even if you see the vision. Your feelings will hold you back.
people leader vision
People are more inclined to be drawn in if their leader has a compelling vision. Great leaders help people get in touch with their own aspirations and then will help them forge those aspirations into a personal vision.
creating leader trying
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.
fashion intelligent decision
A leader needs enough understanding to fashion an intelligent strategy.
coping
Leadership is about coping with change
people accepting
Most people don't lead their own lives - they accept their lives
powerful tradition force
Tradition is a very powerful force.
liars stories underestimate
Never underestimate the power of a good story.
improvement incremental-change scales
Managers are trained to make incremental, programmatic improvements. They aren't trained to lead large-scale change.
world growing ifs
In an ever changing world, you never learn it all, even if you keep growing into your 90s.
team fighting thinking
Many years ago, I think I got my first insight on how an incredibly diverse team can work together and do astonishing things, and not just misunderstand each other and fight.
smart successful helping-others
This is true even in organizations that are very focused on analysis and quantitative measurement, even among people who think of themselves as smart in an MBA sense. In highly successful change efforts, people find ways to help others see the problems or solutions in ways that influence emotions, not just thought.
drama ideas brain
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.
business management economics
Commercial organisations that operate responsibly have benefitted by increased revenues of 682% compared to 166% for those that don't