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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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John P. Kotter
John P. Kotter

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. more

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