Valued achievements connect to people at a deeper level—and a deeper level can change behavior that is generally very difficult to change.
John P. KotterThe central issue is never strategy, structure, culture, or systems. The core of the matter is always about changing the behavior of people.
John P. KotterMost US corporations today are over-managed and under-led. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership.
John P. KotterIn the final analysis, change sticks when it becomes the way we do things around here.
John P. KotterLeadership is about setting a direction. It's about creating a vision, empowering and inspiring people to want to achieve the vision, and enabling them to do so with energy and speed through an effective strategy. In its most basic sense, leadership is about mobilizing a group of people to jump into a better future.
John P. Kotter