Change
by John P. Kotter, Vanessa Akhtar and Gaurav Gupta
Kotter's 2021 synthesis: the science of survive and thrive responses, why organizations default to survive mode, and how to activate the thrive channel for change. Integrates his earlier work with newer behavioral science.
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you want Kotter's latest, integrated model.
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Skip it if…
you want the classic eight steps only.
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Three things you will actually use
- Survive mode narrows; thrive mode expands.
- Activate thrive through opportunity, not threat.
- Leadership from many, not few.
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Identify whether your team is in survive or thrive mode and what triggered it.
Our verdict
The integrated model.
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