Our Iceberg is Melting - Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

Our Iceberg is Melting, Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions,Unabridged--------------------------------------------------This charming story about a penguin colony in Antarctica illustrateskey truths about how deal with the issue of change: handle the challengewell and you can prosper greatly, handle it poorly and you put yourselfat risk. The penguins are living happily on their iceberg as they havedone for many years. Then one curious penguin discovers a potentiallydevastating problem threatening their home - and pretty much no onelistens to him. The characters in this fable are like people we recognise,even ourselves. Their story is one of resistance to change and heroicaction, confusion and insight, seemingly intractable obstacles andthe most clever tactics for dealing with those obstacles. It is a storythat is occuring in different forms around us today - but the penguinshandle change a great deal better than most of us. Based on John Kotter'spioneering work on how to make smart change happen faster and better,the lessons you can learn from this short and easy-to-read book willserve you well in your job, in your family, and in your community.And these lessons are becoming ever more important as the world aroundus changes faster and faster.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: John Kotter has been on the faculty at Harvard BusinessSchool since 1972. He is the author of 11 books that have won awards,honours, or been business bestsellers. Professor Kotter gives speechesand seminars at Harvard and around the world. Holger Rathgeber worksfor Becton Dickinson, one of the world's leading medical technologycompanies.