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Force For Change John P. Kotter

Force For Change By John P. Kotter

Force For Change by John P. Kotter


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Summary

Using case studies from top corporations, Kotter unfolds the stories behind the successes of leaders who propelled their companies beyond expectations. Through example, Kotter identifies the personal attributes of these leaders and illustrates the practices that create outstanding leadership.

Force For Change Summary

Force For Change: How Leadership Differs from Management by John P. Kotter

Strong managers produce predictability and order, but leaders create, communicate and implement visions of the future which enable companies to change themselves in a changing competitive marketplace. Building upon his landmark analysis of the job of the general manager and his influential work on leadership, power and influence, John Kotter now focuses on the human factors which bring change. Using case studies from 11 top corporations, Kotter unfolds the stories behind the great successes of leaders who propelled their companies beyond expectations. Through example after example, Kotter identifies the specific personal attributes of these leaders and illustrates the practices that create outstanding leadership.

Force For Change Reviews

Paul Fulton President, Sara Lee Corporation Kotter's insights are remarkable. A Force for Change will be required reading for all our young managers.
Robert E. Gregory, Jr. President, VF Corporation A Force for Change will be received as the seminal work on the nature and function of leadership.

About John P. Kotter

John P. Kotter is Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Harvard Business School. He has won McKinsey awards for two Harvard Business Review articles and has received the 1985 Johnson, Smith and Knisely Award for new perspectives on executive leadership. Professor Kotter has achieved international recognition as an expert on leadership in business with his works The General Managers, Power and Influence, and The Leadership Factor, which have been translated into six languages.

Table of Contents


Contents

Preface

I Introduction

1. Management and Leadership

2. Leadership in Action

II The Process of Leadership

3. Establishing Direction

4. Aligning People

5. Motivating and Inspiring

III The Structure of Leadership

6. Multiple Roles

7. Thick Informal Networks

IV The Origins of Leadership

8. Heredity and Childhood

9. Career Experiences

10. Corporate Culture

Postscript

Appendix: The Research

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Additional information

CIN0029184657VG
9780029184653
0029184657
Force For Change: How Leadership Differs from Management by John P. Kotter
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Simon & Schuster
1990-04-01
192
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