Great leaders motivate large groups of individuals to improve the human condition. — John P. Kotter Conditions Copy Share Image
A culture truly changes only when a new way of operating has been shown to succeed over some minimum period of time. — John P. Kotter Culture Copy Share Image
The vast majority of large scale change efforts fail. Which means that the probability that you have actually experienced a failure, and… — John P. Kotter About Copy Share Image
Managers are trained to make incremental, programmatic improvements. They aren't trained to lead large-scale change. — John P. Kotter Improvement Copy Share Image
Complacency is almost always the product of success or perceived success — John P. Kotter Complacency Copy Share Image
The world has 6 billion people and counting. We need to help 500 million people become better leaders so that billions can benefit. — John P. Kotter Become Copy Share Image
Motivation and inspiration energize people, not by pushing them in the right direction as control mechanisms do but by satisfying basic human… — John P. Kotter Ability Copy Share Image
People change what they do less because they are given an analysis that shifts their thinking than because they are shown a… — John P. Kotter Analysis Copy Share Image
One of the most powerful forms of information is feedback on our own actions. — John P. Kotter Action Copy Share Image
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… — John P. Kotter Approach Copy Share Image
If you're overbooked, you can't manage pressing problems or even recognize they're pressing until too late. — John P. Kotter Even Copy Share Image
The central issue is never strategy, structure, culture, or systems. The core of the matter is always about changing the behavior of… — John P. Kotter Behavior Copy Share Image
More and more I'm finding that I'm reading history, I'm reading biography, I'm reading autobiography for a sense of people who've been… — John P. Kotter Books Copy Share Image
Changing behavior is less a matter of giving people analysis to influence their thoughts than helping them to see a truth to… — John P. Kotter Analysis Copy Share Image
Because management deals mostly with the status quo and leadership deals mostly with change, in the next century we are going to… — John P. Kotter Century Copy Share Image
No vision issue today is bigger than the question of efficiency versus some combination of innovation and customer service. — John P. Kotter Bigger Copy Share Image
Many years ago, I think I got my first insight on how an incredibly diverse team can work together and do astonishing… — John P. Kotter Astonishing Copy Share Image
Low lights signal to our senses that the workday may be over and it's time for sleep, making it hard for an… — John P. Kotter Attention Copy Share Image
A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually… — John P. Kotter Absent Copy Share Image
Overcoming complacency is crucial at the start of any change process, and it often requires a little bit of surprise, something that… — John P. Kotter Attention Copy Share Image
