Dr. John P. Kotter is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership, Emeritus at Harvard Business School and Chairman of Kotter, the management consulting firm he co-founded. An influential scholar and author on leadership and organizational transformation, he developed the widely recognized 8-Step Process for Leading Change, introduced through his work on why major change efforts succeed or fail. Kotter has written extensively on leadership, change and organizational adaptability, including the bestselling book Leading Change. His Harvard Business Review work has also earned significant recognition, including a McKinsey Award for his article \u201cAccelerate!\u201d Through decades of research, writing and advising, Kotter has helped shape how executives and organizations approach large-scale transformation and mobilize people around change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"