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John P. Kotter is a prominent author and speaker specializing in leadership and change management. As the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School, he has been shaping the field of business education since 1972. His seminal work, 'Leading Change,' has become a cornerstone in the study of organizational transformation.

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“Leadership produces change. That is its primary function”

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Book:Force For Change: How Leadership Differs from Management

Source: Force For Change: How Leadership Differs from Management

“Commercial organisations that operate responsibly have benefitted by increased revenues of 682% compared to 166% for those that don't”

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“Because management deals mostly with the status quo and leadership deals mostly with change, in the next century we are going to have to try to become much more skilled at creating leaders.”

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“Leadership is different from management, but not for the reasons most people think.”

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Book:John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do

Source: John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do

“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.”

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Born: 1947
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The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their OrganizationsRelated source material

Successful Organizational Change: The Kotter-Cohen Collection (2 Books)Related source material

John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really DoRelated source material

Leading Change, With a New Preface by the AuthorRelated source material

A Sense of UrgencyRelated source material

Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving WorldRelated source material

Force For Change: How Leadership Differs from ManagementRelated source material

Matsushita LeadershipRelated source material

The New RulesRelated source material

Tools to Change Your Organization: The Change Leadership Collection (2 Books)Related source material

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