Best John P. Kotter Quotes
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Over the years I have become convinced that we learn best - and change - from hearing stories that strike a chord within us ...…
Become Convinced
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Tradition is a very powerful force.
Force
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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…
Century
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In terms of getting people to experiment more and take more risk, there are at least three things that immediately come to my mind. Number…
Big
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People change what they do less because they are given an analysis that shifts their thinking than because they are shown a truth that influences…
Analysis
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Complacency is almost always the product of success or perceived success
Almost Always
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Great leaders motivate large groups of individuals to improve the human condition.
Condition
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We are always creating new tools and techniques to help people, but the fundamental framework is remarkably resilient, which means it must have something to…
Always Creating
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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…
Appreciation
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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…
Abstract
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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…
Among
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The central issue is never strategy, structure, culture, or systems. The core of the matter is always about changing the behavior of people.
Behavior
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Most people don't lead their own lives - they accept their lives
Accept
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Leadership is different from management, but not for the reasons most people think.
From
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In an ever changing world, you never learn it all, even if you keep growing into your 90s.
All
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Managers are trained to make incremental, programmatic improvements. They aren't trained to lead large-scale change.
Change
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I'm impatient. Typically people think they know all about change and don't need help. Their approach tends to be more management-oriented than leadership-oriented. It's very…
All
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If the culture you have is radically different from an 'experiment and take-risk' culture, then you have a big change you going to have to…
Big
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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…
Ago
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A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually absent.
Absent
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The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in…
Anything Competition
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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…
Beforehand
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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,…
Ability
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Anyone in a large organization who thinks major change is impossible should probably get out.
Anyone
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Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there; they cause change. They motivate and inspire others to go in…
Along
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