John P. Kotter Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“If the culture you have is radically different from an 'experiment and take-risk' culture, then you have a big change you going to have to make - and no little gimmicks are going to do it for you.”

“Managers are trained to make incremental, programmatic improvements. They aren't trained to lead large-scale change.”

“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.”

“In an ever changing world, you never learn it all, even if you keep growing into your 90s.”

“Low lights signal to our senses that the workday may be over and it's time for sleep, making it hard for an audience to pay careful attention. When we stand behind a big wooden podium, it can feel as if there's a shield between us and the audience.”

“Kotter International is about leading large-scale change, not just managing it.”

“Tradition is a very powerful force.”

“We started Kotter International to improve leaders' ability to deal with big, important transformations in organizations - and in their lives.”

“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.”

“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.”