John P. Kotter
John P. Kotter is the chief innovation officer of Kotter International, a firm that helps leaders accelerate strategy implementation in their organizations. He is also the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. His is the premier voice on how the best organizations actually achieve successful transformations. His international bestseller "Leading Change," which outlines an actionable eight-step process for implementing successful transformations, has been used by leaders around the world who want to achieve great results. John and his colleagues at Kotter International write the Change Leadership blog on Forbes.com.
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