Leading Change
This morning I taught at a gathering of pastors and staff members. I used a recent book that has been and continues to be a timely help in all that our church is experiencing right now.
Here’s a brief overview:
“Because management deals mostly with the status quo and leadership deals mostly with change, in the next century we are going to have to try to become much more skilled at creating leaders.”
Leading Change by John P. Kotter
Kotter’s Eight-Stage Process of Creating Major Change
1. Establish a sense of urgency.
2. Create the 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.
8. Anchor new processes within the culture.
