CHAPTER 8
John Kotter: Stories as a Force for Change
John Kotter is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor Emeritus of Leadership at Harvard Business School. He is widely recognized as one of the foremost authorities in the field of leadership. He has authored or co-authored 17 books, 12 of them bestsellers. He has won many honors, including an Exxon Award for Innovation in Graduate Business School Curriculum Design, a Johnson, Smith & Knisley Award for New Perspectives in Business Leadership, and a McKinsey Award for Best Harvard Business Review Article.
He started his teaching career at Harvard Business School in 1972, becoming a full professor in 1980 at the age of 33. When he opted to retire at 54, he quipped that he became the youngest retired ...

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