Accelerate
by John P. Kotter
Kotter's dual operating system: keep the hierarchy for reliability and add a volunteer network for speed and innovation, run by his eight accelerators. A thoughtful response to the problem of change in large organizations.
Read it if…
you lead a large organization that cannot move fast enough.
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Skip it if…
you run a small company; you already are the network.
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Three things you will actually use
- Hierarchy and network, both.
- Volunteers move faster than assignments.
- Opportunity statements beat burning platforms.
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Form a volunteer guiding coalition around one big opportunity.
Our verdict
Hierarchy plus network.
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