About the Author

Regarded by many as the authority on leadership and change, John P. Kotter is a best-selling author, award winning business and management thought leader, business entrepreneur and Harvard Professor. His ideas, books, and company, Kotter, help mobilize people around the world to better lead organizations in an era of increasingly rapid change. Professor Kotter’s MIT and Harvard education laid the foundation for his lifelong passion for educating, motivating and helping people. His award-winning articles in The Harvard Business Review have sold more reprints than any other author’s, and his 2012 article, “Accelerate!” won the McKinsey award for the world’s most practical and groundbreaking thinking in the business/management arena. His books have reached millions, and have been printed in over 150 foreign language editions.

His 1996 book, Leading Change, was selected by Time magazine in 2011 as one of the 25 most influential business management books ever written. To supplement his books and expand on his ideas, Kotter has released several videos on his teachings, many of which are accessible to anyone interested in his work via YouTube. Kotter’s research and pursuits in education, business and writing have earned the respect of his peers, helped transform organizations around the world, touched countless lives, and still inspires others to adopt his methods and spread the word. He continues to work tirelessly to achieve his vision of “millions leading, billions benefiting.”

Professor Kotter is a proud father of two and resides in Boston, MA with his wife.


Resources Available By John Kotter


Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World

Format: Hardcover, 224pp.
ISBN: 9781625271747
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Pub. Date: April 8, 2014

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Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down

Format: Hardcover, 208pp.
ISBN: 9781422157299
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Pub. Date: October 6, 2010

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A Force for Change: How Leadership Differs from Management

Format: Hardcover, 180pp.
ISBN: 9780029184653
Publisher: Free Press
Pub. Date: May 1990

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The General Managers

Format: Paperback, 240pp.
ISBN: 9780029182307
Publisher: Free Press
Pub. Date: May 26, 1986

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The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations

Format: Hardcover, 224pp.
ISBN: 9781422187333
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Pub. Date: November 6, 2012

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John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do

Format: Hardcover, 184pp.
ISBN: 9780875848976
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Pub. Date: April 1999


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Leading Change

Format: Hardcover, 208pp.
ISBN: 9781422186435
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Pub. Date: September 6, 2012

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Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

Format: Hardcover, 160pp.
ISBN: 9780312361983
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date: September 5, 2006

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Power and Influence: Beyond Formal Authority

Format: Paperback, 240pp.
ISBN: 9781439146798
Publisher: Free Press
Pub. Date: October 7, 2008

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A Sense of Urgency

Format: Hardcover, 128pp.
ISBN: 9781422179710
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Pub. Date: September 3, 2008

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That's Not How We Do It Here! A Story about How Organizations Rise and Fall--and Can Rise Again

Format: Hardcover, 176pp.
ISBN: 9780399563942
Publisher: Portfolio
Pub. Date: June 7, 2016

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