Keep your great ideas from getting shot down
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this month’s feature called Buy-In by John Kotter and Lorne Whitehead (Harvard Business Press, 2011) apple supporten. Not only because the book is well-written and thoughtfully explained, but because the applications are virtually everywhere in life and work.
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Below is an excerpt from our interview with John Kotter:
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For more discussion about the buy-in process or how to purchase the book, visit John Kotter’s blog.
