John Kotter quotes

Without conviction that you can make change happen, you will not act, even if you see the vision. Your feelings will hold you back. (John Kotter)
A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually absent. View quote
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A culture truly changes only when a new way of operating has been shown to succeed over some minimum period of time. View quote
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We see, we feel, we change. View quote
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Changing behavior is less a matter of giving people analysis to influence their thoughts than helping them to see a truth to influence their feelings. View quote
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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 just misunderstand each other and fight. View quote
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Never underestimate the power of the mind to disempower. View quote
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The heart of change is in the emotions. View quote
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Analytical tools have their limitations in a turbulent world. These tools work best when parameters are known, assumptions are minimal, and the future is not fuzzy. View quote
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No vision issue today is bigger than the question of efficiency versus some combination of innovation and customer service. View quote
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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. (John Kotter)
One of the most powerful forms of information is feedback on our own actions. View quote
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Valued achievements connect to people at a deeper level-and a deeper level can change behavior that is generally very difficult to change. View quote
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We keep a change in place by helping to create a new, supportive, and sufficiently strong organizational culture. View quote
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In a change effort, culture comes last, not first. View quote
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Motivation is not a thinking word; it's a feeling word. View quote
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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 the right direction and they, along with everyone else, sacrifice to get there. View quote
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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 the next few decades. View quote
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Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there. View quote
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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 to become much more skilled at creating leaders. View quote
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Great leaders understand that historical success tends to produce stable and inwardly focused organizations, and these outfits, in turn, reinforce a feeling of contentment with the status quo. (John Kotter)
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. View quote
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Tradition is a very powerful force. View quote
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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 frustrating. View quote
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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 do with the nature of organizations or human nature. View quote
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