Shame about the narration

I was really looking forward to hearing Kotter's latest offering and was not disappointed. The first hand case studies were illuminating and inspiring, it's a shame therefore that different voices were not employed in telling them. I found the use of only one narrator spoilt the impact of the content, I found myself nodding off now and then and/or having to rewind to ensure the point being made stayed with me.

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Narration is really not that bad; content is good

This book lays out Kotter's 8-step change process; (paraphrased)
1) Create a Sense of Urgency
2) Build a Strong Core Team
3) Create a Vision
4) Communicate the Vision / Get Buy-In
5) Enable / Empower / Remove Obstacles
6) Create Short-Term Wins
7) Sustain the Effort / Don't Declare Victory Too Soon
8) Make the Change Part of the Culture to Make it Stick

He leverages some pretty helpful real-life stories to illustrate effective versus ineffective change management. The stories are fairly memorable and still effective in making the point despite being a little dated at this point.

The narration is fine. I guess many reviewers think it should be read more like a story with different voices, but as a business text that was relating stories (not trying to immerse the reader in a fantasy world like a business fable), I didn't find the narration off putting at all.

Overall, I recommend the book if you are in a leadership position. The advice is simple and solid. Of course it's not adhered to nearly enough, even when you know that you SHOULD follow this guidance.

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Great piece of work but unfortunate narration

This is a great piece of work with breakthrough ideas. However, unabridged narration does not encourages listening.

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Great “visualization” on getting people onboard

Not everyone reacts equally to facts and figures - this book gives a guideline on how to get people onboard with their feelings.

Sections Missing

Any additional comments?

The audible book seems to be missing sections, there are quite a few instances where the sentence is cut off and a brand new one with a different topic starts. I am not sure what happened in the editing process.

great

really enjoyed the thorough insight and looking forward to learn more about the authors works

interesting book

As a manager, it shows and remind me another perspective of the organization. I enjoyed it as it is accompanied by the book. worth reading it

Leaders.

Narration was good. It's amazing as to how much sounds like common sense however so many leaders get it wrong.

Insightful

An in depth look into the human side of organisational change using real life stories to support the narrative

Good and to the point

A good book that will help you understand how to affect change in an organization. For class I had to read this book and it did a very good job of breaking down all the stages of creating change. It is a good book for any manager to read. It will help you understand how things work or dont work.