John P. Kotter

A Sense of Urgency

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  • Johnny Peter Michaelsenhas quoted6 years ago
    But it all begins with a high enough sense of urgency among a large enough group of people. Get that right and you are off to a great start
  • Johnny Peter Michaelsenhas quoted6 years ago
    But the very best available evidence, everything I have seen in my work over the years, suggests that the number-one problem they have is all about creating a sense of urgency— and that’s the first step in a series of actions needed to succeed in a changing world.
  • Johnny Peter Michaelsenhas quoted6 years ago
    Most organizations handle step 1 poorly. Many fail elsewhere too
  • Johnny Peter Michaelsenhas quoted6 years ago
    external change demands internal change
  • Johnny Peter Michaelsenhas quoted6 years ago
    Countless statistics demonstrate these trends. Two of my favorites: patents filed in the United States have gone from 132,000 in 1986 to 211,000 in 1996 and on to 452,000 in 2006, showing both huge increases and an accelerating rate of growth
  • Johnny Peter Michaelsenhas quoted6 years ago
    With complacency, no matter what people say, if you look at what they do it is clear that they are mostly content with the status quo.
  • Johnny Peter Michaelsenhas quoted6 years ago
    the very beginning of any effort to make changes of any magnitude, if a sense of urgency is not high enough and complacency is not low enough, everything else becomes so much more difficult. The difficulties add up to produce failure, pain, disappointment, and that distressing 70 percent figure.
  • Patrickgreenpanthas quoted7 years ago
    Better execution of our innovation initiative is our challenge.”
  • Patrickgreenpanthas quoted7 years ago
    set of tactics for creating true urgency;
  • Patrickgreenpanthas quoted7 years ago
    “What is the single biggest error people make when they try to change?” After reflection, I decided the answer was that they did not create a high enough sense of urgency among enough people to set the stage for making a challenging leap into some new direction.
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