Monday, December 12, 2022

Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions by John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber

This is the story about Penguins who adapted to the imminent change and moved onto a new way of life.  The characters in the story—Fred, Alice, Louis, Buddy, the Professor, and NoNo. These are the main points in the book.

SET THE STAGE

1. Create a sense of Urgency

* Do we have a strong "why" for our change ?

2. Pull Together the Guiding Team.

* Bring powerful group guiding the change.


DECIDE WHAT TO DO

3. Develop the Change Vision and Strategy

* Clarify how future will be different from past.


MAKE IT HAPPEN

4. Communicate for Understanding and Buy-In

5. Empower Others to Act

* Remove barriers and make the innovation happen.

6. Produce Short-term Wins

* Create some visible success ASAP

 7. Don't Let Up

* Press harder and faster after the first success


MAKE IT STICK

8. Create a new Culture

* Continue new behaviour until replace the old traditions.

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