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John P. Kotter's Leading Change

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Leaders have vision, encourage innovation, and positively influence those which they effect. As with any communication, the message can be lost if it lacks the proper conduit. Creating change within a company will take time, patience, reinforcement, and more reinforcement. Leading Change, by John P. Kotter, presents eight key factors to successfully implement and nurture change within organizations. Among these eight factors are also eight indicators for potential failure. No matter the leadership skill, consulting brilliance, or management experience, successful companies can wither into oblivion if they do not institute strategic changes and flawlessly execute those adaptations.
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