John P. Kotter
John P. Kotter
John P. Kotter quotes about
issues people culture
The central issue is never strategy, structure, culture, or systems. The core of the matter is always about changing the behavior of people.
creating people empowering
Leadership is about setting a direction. It's about creating a vision, empowering and inspiring people to want to achieve the vision, and enabling them to do so with energy and speed through an effective strategy. In its most basic sense, leadership is about mobilizing a group of people to jump into a better future.
leadership communication ideas
One of the most common ways to overcome resistance to change is to educate people about it beforehand. Communication of ideas helps people see the need for and the logic of a change. The education process can involve one-on-one discussions, presentations to groups, or memos and reports.
communication heart listening-to-others
Without credible communication, and a lot of it, the hearts and minds of others are never captured.
people inspire vision
Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles.
leadership motivation powerful
Motivation and inspiration energize people, not by pushing them in the right direction as control mechanisms do but by satisfying basic human needs for achievement, a sense of belonging, recognition, self-esteem, a feeling of control over one's life, and the ability to live up to one's ideals. Such feelings touch us deeply and elicit a powerful response.
communication data people
Good communication is not just data transfer. You need to show people something that addresses their anxieties, that accepts their anger, that is credible in a very gut-level sense, and that evokes faith in the vision.
appreciation wall doors
Great communicators have an appreciation for positioning. They understand the people they're trying to reach and what they can and can't hear. They send their message in through an open door rather than trying to push it through a wall.
stories hearing storytelling
We learn best - and change - from hearing stories that strike a chord within us.
effort lasts firsts
In a change effort, culture comes last, not first.
leadership helping-others common-vision
Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision of the desired outcome.
business management economics
Leadership produces change. That is its primary function
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.
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.