John Kotter

John P. Kotter is internationally known and widely regarded as the foremost speaker on the topics of Leadership and Change. His is the premier voice on how the best organizations actually achieve successful transformations. The Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and a graduate of MIT and Harvard, Kotter’s vast experience and knowledge on successful change and leadership have been proven time and again. Most recently Kotter was involved in the creation and co-founding of Kotter International, a leadership organization that helps Global 5000 company leaders develop the practical skills and implementation methodologies required to lead change in a complex, large-scale business environment.

Kotter has authored 18 books, twelve of them bestsellers. His works have been printed in over 150 foreign language editions and total sales exceed three million copies. His latest book, Buy-In, focuses on the problems associated with getting others engaged and committed to good ideas and provides solutions for dealing with attacks on your good ideas. His books are in the top 1% of sales on Amazon.com.

John Kotter’s articles in The Harvard Business Review over the past twenty years have sold more reprints than any of the hundreds of distinguished authors who have written for that publication during the same time period. Kotter has been on the Harvard Business School faculty since 1972. In 1980, at the age of 33, he was given tenure and a full professorship, making him one of the youngest people in the history of the University to be so honored.

Professor Kotter's article "Accelerate!" in the Harvard Business Review—in which he first debuted his Dual Operating System business model—won the 2012 McKinsey Award, recognizing it as the most significant article published in the magazine that year. This article has since been expanded into a full book by the same name.

Professor Kotter is the 2009 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by ASTD (American Society for Training & Development). This award was presented in recognition of his extensive body of work and the significant impact he has had on learning and performance in organizations.

PUBLICATIONS

• Kotter, John P. Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World. Harvard Business Review Press, 2014.
  
• Kotter, John P., and Lorne A. Whitehead. Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down. Harvard Business Review Press, 2010.
  
• Kotter, John P. A Sense of Urgency. Harvard Business Press, 2008.
  
• Gabarro, John J., and John P. Kotter. Managing Your Boss. Paperback ed. Harvard Business Review Classics. Harvard Business School Press, 2008.
  
• Kotter, John P., and Holger Rathgeber. Our Iceberg Is Melting. St. Martin's Press, 2006.
  
• Kotter, John P., and Dan S. Cohen. The Heart of Change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.
  
• Kotter, J. P. John Kotter on What Leaders Really Do. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
  
• Kotter, J. P. Matsushita Leadership: Lessons from the 20th Century's Most Remarkable Entrepreneur. New York: Free Press, 1997.
  
• Kotter, J. P. Leading Change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1996.
  
• Kotter, J. P. The New Rules: How to Succeed in Today's Post-corporate World. New York: Free Press, 1995.
  
• Kotter, J. P., and J. L. Heskett. Corporate Culture and Performance. New York: Free Press, 1992.
  
• Schlesinger, P. F., V. Sathe, L. A. Schlesinger, and J. P. Kotter. Organization: Text, Cases, and Readings on the Management of Organizational Design and Change. 3rd ed. Homewood, IL: Irwin, 1992.
  
• Kotter, J. P. A Force for Change: How Leadership Differs from Management. New York: Free Press, 1990.
  
• Kotter, J. P. The Leadership Factor. New York: Free Press, 1988.
  
• Kotter, J. P. The General Managers. Paperback ed. New York: Free Press, 1986.
• Kotter, J. P., L. A. Schlesinger, and V. Sathe. Organization: Text, Cases, and Readings on the Management of Organizational Design and Change. 2nd ed. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1986.
  
• Kotter, J. P. Power and Influence: Beyond Formal Authority. New York: Free Press, 1985.
  
• Kotter, J. P., J. Clawson, V. Faux, and C. McArthur. Self-Assessment and Career Development. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1985.
  
• Kotter, J. P. The General Managers. New York: Free Press, 1982.
  

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Kotter, John P. "Accelerate!" Harvard Business Review 90, no. 11 (November 2012): 45–58.
  
• Gabarro, John J., and John P. Kotter. "Managing Your Boss." Managing Up, 2nd Edition (HBR Article Collection). Harvard Business Review 85, no. 5 (May 2007).
  
• Gabarro, John J., and John P. Kotter. "Managing Your Boss." HBR Classic. Harvard Business Review 83, no. 1 (January 2005).
  
• Hill, Linda A., J. J. Gabarro, and J. Kotter. "Leadership for New Managers." Business Fundamentals as Taught at the Harvard Business School (1998).
  
• Gabarro, John J., and J. P. Kotter. "Retrospective Commentary on: 'Managing Your Boss'." Harvard Business Review 72, no. 1 (January–February 1994).
  
• Gabarro, John J., and John P. Kotter. "Managing Your Boss." Harvard Business Review 71, no. 3 (May–June 1993): 150–157.
  
• Gabarro, John J., and John P. Kotter. "Managing Your Boss." Harvard Business Review 58, no. 1 (January–February 1980).
  

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Gabarro, John J., and John P. Kotter. "Managing Up." In Managing Yourself. 1st ed. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2005.
  

CASES AND TEACHING MATERIALS

• Kotter, John P., and Andrew P. Burtis. "Jack Thomas." Harvard Business School Case 494-062, November 1993. (Revised June 2007.)
  
• Gabarro, John J., Herminia M. Ibarra, John P. Kotter, and Andrew P. Burtis. "Recruiting at Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co." Harvard Business School Case 494-071, December 1993. (Revised March 1997.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Sir John Harvey-Jones." Harvard Business School Case 490-013, September 1989. (Revised October 1994.)
  
• Kotter, John P., and Andrew P. Burtis. "Gloria Hilliard Mayfield at Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 494-016, December 1993. (Revised June 1994.)
  
• Kotter, John P., and Andrew P. Burtis. "First National City Bank Operating Group (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 494-035, September 1993. (Revised October 1993.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Renn Zaphiropoulos." Harvard Business School Case 480-044, January 1980. (Revised October 1993.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Changing the Culture at British Airways." Harvard Business School Case 491-009, October 1990. (Revised September 1993.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Kyocera Corp." Harvard Business School Case 491-078, March 1991. (Revised July 1993.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Cultural Change at Nissan Motors." Harvard Business School Case 491-079, February 1991. (Revised July 1993.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "British Airways: Question and Answer Session with Advanced Management Program Participants, November 15, 1991 Sir Colin Marshall Chief Executive." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 493-503, October 1992.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Jan Carlzon, SAS, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 890-512, November 1989.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Megalith, Inc. -- Hay Associates (B) (Original Version)." Harvard Business School Case 476-108, January 1976. (Revised January 1988.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Megalith, Inc. -- Hay Associates (C) (Original Version)." Harvard Business School Case 477-046, September 1976. (Revised January 1988.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Arthur Johnson (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 483-065, November 1982. (Revised April 1987.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "General Foods: Food Service Division (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 482-102, November 1981. (Revised October 1985.)
  
• Kotter, John P., and John M. Stengrevics. "British Steel Corporation: The Korf Contract." Harvard Business School Case 481-110, December 1980. (Revised September 1985.)
  
• Kotter, John P., and Jay W. Lorsch. "Xerox Corp.: Fred Henderson, VP Corporate Quality Office, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 885-519, April 1985.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Megalith, Inc. -- Hay Associates (A)." Harvard Business School Case 476-107, January 1976. (Revised June 1984.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Continental Can Co. of Canada Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 478-017, November 1977. (Revised March 1984.) * Kotter, John P. "TRW Systems Group (A&B) (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 476-117, March 1976. (Revised November 1983.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Fred Henderson." Harvard Business School Case 480-043, December 1979. (Revised October 1983.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Arthur Johnson (A)." Harvard Business School Case 483-064, November 1982.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Arthur Johnson (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 483-066, November 1982.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Karen Harper." Harvard Business School Case 481-054, September 1980. (Revised April 1982.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Mike Rose, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-519, March 1982.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Parker Brothers." Harvard Business School Case 480-047, January 1980. (Revised March 1982.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "General Foods: Food Service Division, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-515, March 1982.
  
• Kotter, John P. "British Steel: Interview with Sir Monty Finniston (Abridged), Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-521, March 1982.
  
• Kotter, John P. "General Foods: Food Service Division (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 482-101, November 1981.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Mike Rose (A)." Harvard Business School Case 482-007, October 1981.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Mike Rose (B)." Harvard Business School Case 482-008, October 1981.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 481-126, January 1981.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Smithfield Instrument Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 481-081, October 1980.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Smithfield Instrument Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 481-082, October 1980.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Smithfield Instrument Corp. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 481-083, October 1980.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Smithfield Instrument Corp. (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 481-084, October 1980.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Smithfield Instrument Corp. (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 481-085, October 1980.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Smithfield Instrument Corp. (F)." Harvard Business School Supplement 481-086, October 1980.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Smithfield Instrument Corp. (G)." Harvard Business School Supplement 481-087, October 1980.
  
• Kotter, John P., and Leonard A. Schlesinger. "Drug Fair, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 477-063, December 1976. (Revised September 1980.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Renn Zaphiropoulos, A Day with, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 881-501, August 1980.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Fred Henderson, A Day with, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 881-502, August 1980.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Fred Fischer." Harvard Business School Case 480-045, December 1979. (Revised July 1980.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Managing Differentiation and Integration, Part I." Harvard Business School Background Note 476-098, December 1975. (Revised March 1979.)
  
• Kotter, John P., Richard E. Walton, and Leonard A. Schlesinger. "Century Paper Corp." Harvard Business School Case 477-076, January 1977. (Revised June 1978.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Bradshaws." Harvard Business School Case 476-052, August 1975. (Revised October 1977.)
  
• Kotter, John P. "Environmental Research Laboratories." Harvard Business School Case 476-105, January 1976.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Organizational Design Tools." Harvard Business School Background Note 476-109, January 1976.
  
• Kotter, John P., and Jay W. Lorsch. "Managing Change, Part I: The Problem of Resistance." Harvard Business School Background Note 476-102, January 1976.
  
• Kotter, John P. "Managing Differentiation and Integration, Part II." Harvard Business School Background Note 476-099, December 1975.
  

AWARDS & HONORS

• Won the 2011 Bronze Axiom Business Book Award in the Communication Skills/Networking category from the Independent Publisher Association for Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down with Lorne A. Whitehead (Harvard Business Review Press, 2010).
  
• Won the first place 2012 McKinsey Award for the best article in Harvard Business Review for “Accelerate!”