Leading Change based on material by John Kotter

Leading Change 09.30.2005 v.1.0 Based on “’Leading Change” by John Kotter

Leading Change

based upon the material by John Kotter


Stage 1

Establish a Sense of Urgency

•  Examine the market and competitive realities

•  Identify and discuss crises, potential crises, and/or major opportunities


Create a Guiding Coalition

•  Put together a group with enough power to lead change

•  Get the group to work like a team

Stage 2


Developing a Vision and Strategy

•  Create a vision to help direct the change effort

•  Develop strategies for achieving the vision

Stage 3


Communicating the Change Vision

•  Use every vehicle possible to communicate the vision /strategy

•  Have the guiding coalition model the behavior expected

Stage 4


Empower Broad-based Action

•  Get rid of obstacles •  Change systems or structures that

undermine the vision •  Encourage risk taking, nontraditional

ideas, activities, and actions

Stage 5


Generate Short-term Wins

•  Planning for visible improvements in performance (or wins)

•  Creating those wins •  Visibly recognize and reward people who

make wins possible

Stage 6


Stage 7

Consolidate Gains and Produce More Changes

•  Use increased credibility to change all systems, structures, and policies that don’t fit the transformation vision

•  Hiring, promoting, and developing people that can implement the change

•  Reinvigorate the process with new projects, themes, and change agents


Stage 8

Anchor New Approaches into the Culture

•  Create better performance through customer/productivity oriented behavior, better leadership, more effective management

•  Articulate connections between new behaviors and organizational success

•  Develop means to ensure leadership training and succession


Helpful Review •  The first 6 Stages build momentum •  Stages 5, 6, and 7 introduce new practices •  Finally, Stage 8 is making it stick so you

do not revert back to old thinking & doing


Final Words •  Align your thinking with God’s (Romans 12:2)…

“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is…”

•  Look for God to validate the plan (Proverbs 19:21)…

“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.”


Leading Change

Leading Change based on material by John Kotter

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