Books by John Kotter

In Our Iceberg is Melting a simple fable about penguins illustrates how to conquer change, with profound lessons for working and living in an ever-changing world.This charming story about a penguin colony in Antarctica illustrates key truths about how we deal with the issue of change: handle the challenge well and you can prosper greatly; handle it poorly and you put yourself at risk. The penguins are living happily on their iceberg as they have done for many years. Then one curious penguin discovers a potentially devastating problem threatening their home - and pretty much no one listens to him.The characters in this fable are like people we recognize, even ourselves. Their story is one of resistance to change and heroic action, confusion and insight, seemingly intractable obstacles and the most clever tactics for dealing with those obstacles. It is a story that is occuring in different forms around us today - but the penguins handle change a great deal better than most of us. Based on John Kotter's pioneering work on how to make smart change happen faster and better, the lessons you can learn from this short and easy-to-read book will serve you well in your job, in your family and in your community. And these lessons are becoming ever more important as the world around us changes faster and faster. This edition celebrates ten years since the publication of this classic business fable with new and improved illustrations and a foreword by Spencer Johnson, author of Who Moved My Cheese?

Hvad gør pingvinerne, når isbjerget begynder at smelte? Heldigvis træder en af isbjergets stille eksistenser, Fred, i karakter og organiserer pingvinerne, og alle går aktivt ind i kampen for at redde deres isbjerg - og dem selv.Det er en veloplagt fabel, der fører os på rejse ind i de evindelige forandringer, alle kommer ud for i løbet af deres karriere. Det handler om forandringsledelse, og Isbjerget smelter har konkrete anvisninger på, hvordan vi selv tackler forandringer og skaber muligheder, hvor andre ser forhindringer. Bogen er let at læse, men sætter sig varige spor. Isbjerget smelter lærer læseren at handle, når virkeligheden forandrer sig om ørerne på en.Bogen er i fixed format.

A new business parable from John Kotter - the leading authority on leadership and change, and bestselling author of Our Iceberg is MeltingThat's Not How We Do It Here is the story of a clan of meerkats who live in the Kalahari. Well organised and efficient, the colony enjoys many years of successful growth, until it suddenly comes under threat from a new form of predator and is forced to rethink its organizational structure. John Kotter uses this charming parable to explore why organizations often struggle no matter their past success, and why they fall. Kotter shows that by embracing reliability, efficiency, speed and agility, and building passion, discipline and personal growth, organizations can once again prosper, fulfil their mission, create great jobs and services and generate wealth.