Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

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To be sure, successfully handling change, including the fable's desire to push for a massive change in cultural lifestyle for the penguins, is not an easy task, but in the case of the fable, there is a genuine threat, while in the case of a lot of change there is a lot less of a case to be made and a great deal less finesse in how the change is managed.

Change can be very difficult to people and that is why a change management strategy has to be comprehensive and well planned. He brings Alice, a penguin leader, underneath the iceberg to see the fissures, canals, and caves that have formed in the structure and are filling with water: When the water freezes and expands, this could crack open the iceberg.Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions is a business fable about penguins who learn to work together to deal with a dangerous change to their environment, a lesson that also applies to people in the workplace and in organizations. The colony promptly sets off for the new home, and everyone gets there without a single loss of life.

In that book, Johnson used two little people, ”Hem” and ”Haw” as those who first resisted change and adapted to it later after learning their painful lesson.

This little book sets out to make it a bit easier to relate to, and to highlight the importance of change and the pitfalls of change management. People tend to follow their feelings and copy other, communicating with influential figures are key to success. On an iceberg near the coast of Antarctica, group of beautiful emperor pen­guins live as they have for many years.

Prepare to be both enlightened and delighted, whether you're already a fan of this classic fable or are discovering it for the first time. The best thing about Kotter's book was that it was short and easy to read but that was also its downfall. To the extent that one is temperamentally conservative, and has a low degree of belief in the sort of environmental panic that undergirds this fable, one will be at least a little bit skeptical or withhold one's full approval from the book. A good book about change management narrated in a very simplistic language and in the method of storytelling.But still, companies facing change bought volumes of this book and distributed to their employees hoping that this will change their mindset and behave like stupid mice. And if you are pressed for time, turn to the last chapter of the penguin book for the 8 vital steps of realizing change and growth in an organization. Este libro fue escrito como una fábula de un grupo de pingüinos, que actuaban exactamente igual que los humanos.

The focus of this book is leading change, and is based on John Kotter's "8 Steps to Leading Change" originally outlined in his book "Leading Change". People who don't work in the corporate world often succumb to the temptation to believe in wild conspiracy theories about plans for world domination by evil corporate overlords. But I just hate those business exercises (find your hedgehog, are you the pasta or the sauce, etc) that take the place of real communication and emotional and business intelligence.Yes, the premise is cute and readable, and contains John Kotter's excellent business sense of operational strength and leadership. Louis’s team responds quickly, providing counterpoint to negative speakers, encouraging adults to join the project, and inspiring children with stories of heroes who help others. Written by award-winning management consultant John Kotter with co-author Holger Rathgeber, the book was first published in 2006 and became a New York Times bestseller.