In Our Iceberg is Melting, a simple fable about penguins encapsulates vital truths about embracing change and illustrates how adaptability can yield prosperity, while resistance can lead to peril, in an ever-changing world.The penguins are living happily on their iceberg as they have done for many years. Then one curious penguin discovers a potentially devastating problem threatening their home – and pretty much no one listens to him.The characters in this fable are like people we recognize, even ourselves. Their story is one of resistance to change and heroic action, confusion and insight, seemingly intractable obstacles and the most clever tactics for dealing with those obstacles. It is a story that is occurring in different forms around us today – but the penguins handle change a great deal better than most of us.The insightful lessons you can learn from this short and easy-to-read book, based on the pioneering work of John Kotter, will empower you in work, family, and community. They will help you to make smart change happen faster and better, especially in an era of relentless change.This edition celebrates ten years since the publication of this classic business fable with new and improved illustrations and a foreword by Spencer Johnson, author of Who Moved My Cheese?
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The huge international bestseller that puts change management insights into a easy-to-read fable format.
Section - i: Welcome Chapter - 1: Our Iceberg Will Never Melt Chapter - 2: The Iceberg Is Melting and Might Break Apart Soon!! Chapter - 3: What Do I Do Now? Chapter - 4: Problem? What Problem? Chapter - 5: I Cannot Do the Job Alone Chapter - 6: The Seagull Chapter - 7: Getting the Message Out Chapter - 8: Good News, Bad News Chapter - 9: The Scouts Chapter - 10: The Second Wave Chapter - 11: The Most Remarkable Change Chapter - 12: Changing and Succeeding Chapter - 13: The Eight Step Process of Successful Change Chapter - 14: The Role of Thinking and Feeling
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Whether you work in a business or the business of life, everyone from CEOs to high school students can gain from what they take from this story
The huge international bestseller: a simple fable with profound lessons for working and living in an ever-changing world.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781509830114
Publisert
2017-10-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Macmillan
Vekt
474 gr
Høyde
217 mm
Bredde
150 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, P, 01, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
176

Biographical note

John Kotter has been on the faculty at Harvard Business School since 1972. He is the author of eleven books that have won awards and honours, or have been business bestsellers. Professor Kotter gives speeches and seminars at Harvard and around the world.

Holger Rathgeber works for Becton Dickinson, one of the world's leading medical technology companies.