The document outlines John Kotter's 8-stage process for leading organizational change. The 8 stages are: 1) establish a sense of urgency, 2) create a guiding coalition, 3) develop a vision and strategy, 4) communicate the change vision, 5) empower broad-based action, 6) generate short-term wins, 7) consolidate gains and produce more change, and 8) anchor new approaches in the culture. The first 6 stages build momentum for change, while stages 7-8 focus on ensuring the changes stick and become embedded in the organizational culture.

1. Leading Change
based upon the material by
John Kotter
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2. Establish a Sense of Urgency
• Examine the market and competitive
realities
• Identify and discuss crises, potential
crises, and/or major opportunities
Stage 1
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3. Create a Guiding Coalition
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Put together a group with enough power
to lead change
Get the group to work like a team
Stage 2
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4. Developing a Vision and
Strategy
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Create a vision to help direct the
change effort
Develop strategies for achieving
the vision
Stage 3
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5. Communicating the Change
Vision
• Use every vehicle possible to
communicate the vision /strategy
• Have the guiding coalition model the
behavior expected
Stage 4
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6. Empower Broad-based Action
• Get rid of obstacles
• Change systems or structures that
undermine the vision
• Encourage risk taking, nontraditional
ideas, activities, and actions
Stage 5
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7. Generate Short-term Wins
• Planning for visible improvements in
performance (or wins)
• Creating those wins
• Visibly recognize and reward people who
make wins possible
Stage 6
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8. Consolidate Gains and
Produce More Changes
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Use increased credibility to change all
systems, structures, and policies that
don’t fit the transformation vision
Hiring, promoting, and developing people
that can implement the change
Reinvigorate the process with new
projects, themes, and change agents
Stage 7
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9. Anchor New Approaches
into the Culture
• Create better performance through
customer/productivity oriented behavior,
better leadership, more effective
management
• Articulate connections between new
behaviors and organizational success
• Develop means to ensure leadership
training and succession
Stage 8
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10. Helpful Review
• The first 6 Stages build momentum
• Stages 5, 6, and 7 introduce new practices
• Finally, Stage 8 is making it stick so you
do not revert back to old thinking & doing
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11. Final Words
• Align your thinking with God’s (Romans 12:2)…
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind. Then you will be able to test and
approve what God’s will is…”
• Look for God to validate the plan
(Proverbs 19:21)…
“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is
the LORD’s purpose that prevails.”
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12. Leading Change
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