A sense of urgency / John Kotter.
By: Kotter, John P.
Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Press, c2008Description: xii, 196 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 1422179710 (alk. paper); 9781422179710 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Organizational changeGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 658.4/06Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | HD58.8 .K673 2008 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000001764 |
It all starts with a sense of urgency -- Complacency and false urgency -- Increasing true urgency: one strategy, four tactics -- Tactic one: bring the outside in -- Tactic two: behave with urgency every day -- Tactic three: find opportunity in crises -- Tactic four: deal with NoNos -- Keeping urgency up -- The future: begin today.
In his international bestseller "Leading Change," Kotter provided an action plan for implementing successful transformations. Now, he shines the spotlight on the crucial first step in his framework: creating a sense of urgency by getting people to actually see and feel the need for change.