That's Not How We Do It Here!
by John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber
A fable about a meerkat clan that outgrows its processes and must combine discipline with agility, illustrating Accelerate's dual system. Light and quick, like Our Iceberg Is Melting.
Read it if…
you want to introduce the dual-operating-system idea to a team painlessly.
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Skip it if…
you want the real argument; read Accelerate.
Try instead: The Heart of Change →
Three things you will actually use
- Growth brings rules; rules kill speed.
- Both discipline and agility are needed.
- Fables lower defenses.
Do this first
Discuss with your team where your own 'that's not how we do it here' shows up.
Our verdict
Meerkat version of Accelerate.
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