John P. Kotter
John P. Kotter
coping
Leadership is about coping with change
fashion intelligent decision
A leader needs enough understanding to fashion an intelligent strategy.
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.
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.
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.
leadership needs pace
We know that leadership is very much related to change. As the pace of change accelerates, there is naturally a greater need for effective leadership.
leadership large-groups great-leader
Great leaders motivate large groups of individuals to improve the human condition.
liars stories underestimate
Never underestimate the power of a good story.
moving fall games
What's really driving the boom in coaching, is this: as we move from 30 miles an hour to 70 to 120 to 180......as we go from driving straight down the road to making right turns and left turns to abandoning cars and getting motorcycles...the whole game changes, and a lot of people are trying to keep up, learn how not to fall.
views perfect people
Overcoming complacency is crucial at the start of any change process, and it often requires a little bit of surprise, something that grabs attention at more than an intellectual level. You need to surprise people with something that disturbs their view that everything is perfect.
underestimate force status-quo
Never underestimate the magnitude of the power of the forces that reinforce the status quo.
inspirational communication mean
Good communication does not mean that you have to speak in perfectly formed sentences and paragraphs. It isn't about slickness. Simple and clear go a long way.