John Kotter

Holger Rathgeber

Most of the denizens of the Antarctic penguin colony sneer at Fred, the quiet but observant scout who detects worrying signs that their home, an iceberg, is melting. Fred must cleverly convince and enlist key players, such as Louis, the head penguin; Alice, the number two bird; the intractable NoNo the weather expert; and a passle of school-age penguins if he is to save the colony. Their delightfully told journey illuminates in an unforgettable way how to manage the necessary change that surrounds us all. Simple explanatory material following the fable enhances the lasting value of these lessons. Our Iceberg Is Melting is at once charming, accessible and profound; a treat for virtually any reader.

Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

Our Iceberg Is Melting

O nosso Icebergue está a Derreter

What’s the worst thing you can hear when you have a good idea at work? “That’s not how we do it here!” In their iconic bestseller Our Iceberg Is Melting, John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber used a simple fable about penguins to explain the process of lead­ing people through major changes. Now, ten years later, they’re back with another must-read story that will help any team or organization cope with their biggest challenges and turn them into exciting opportunities. Once upon a time a clan of meerkats lived in the Kalahari, a region in southern Africa. After years of steady growth, a drought has sharply reduced the clan’s resources, and deadly vulture attacks have increased. As things keep getting worse, the har­mony of the clan is shattered. The executive team quarrels about possible solutions, and sugges­tions from frontline workers face a soul-crushing response: “That’s not how we do it here!” So Nadia, a bright and adventurous meerkat, hits the road in search of new ideas to help her trou­bled clan. She discovers a much smaller group that operates very differently, with much more teamwork and agility. These meerkats have developed innova­tive solutions to find food and evade the vultures. But not everything in this small clan is as perfect as it seems at first. Can Nadia figure out how to combine the best of both worlds—a large, disciplined, well-managed clan and a small, informal, inspiring clan—before it’s too late? This book distills Kotter’s decades of experi­ence and award-winning research to reveal why organizations rise and fall, and how they can rise again in the face of adversity.

A Story about How Organizations Rise and Fall--and Can Rise Again

That's Not How We Do It Here!

John P. Kotter

"Once upon a time a clan of meerkats lived in the Kalahari, a region in southern Africa. After years of steady growth, a drought has sharply reduced the clan's resources, and deadly vulture attacks have increased. As things keep getting worse, the harmony of the clan is shattered. The executive team quarrels about possible solutions, and suggestions from frontline workers face a soul-crushing response: 'That's not how we do it here!' So Nadia, a bright and adventurous meerkat, hits the road in search of new ideas to help her troubled clan. She discovers a much smaller group that operates very differently, with much more teamwork and agility ... But not everything in this small clan is as perfect as it seems at first. Can Nadia figure out how to combine the best of both worlds--a large, disciplined, well-managed clan and a small, informal, inspiring clan--before it's too late?"--

A Story about how Organizations Rise, Fall--and Can Rise Again

That's Not how We Do it Here!

Il nostro iceberg si sta sciogliendo

The penguins are living happily on their iceberg as they have done for many years. Then one curious penguin discovers a potentially devastating problem threatening their home - and pretty much no one listens to him. This book uses a simple fable to outline profound lessons for working and living in an ever changing world.

Our Iceberg is Melting

"First published in the United States by John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber under the title Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Adverse Conditions."

Hvad gør pingvinerne, når isbjerget begynder at smelte? Heldigvis træder en af isbjergets stille eksistenser, Fred, i karakter og organiserer pingvinerne, og alle går aktivt ind i kampen for at redde deres isbjerg - og dem selv. Det er en veloplagt fabel, der fører os på rejse ind i de evindelige forandringer, alle kommer ud for i løbet af deres karriere. Det handler om forandringsledelse, og Isbjerget smelter har konkrete anvisninger på, hvordan vi selv tackler forandringer og skaber muligheder, hvor andre ser forhindringer. Bogen er let at læse, men sætter sig varige spor. Isbjerget smelter lærer læseren at handle, når virkeligheden forandrer sig om ørerne på en. Bogen er i fixed format.

Holger Rathgeber

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