

"You clearly sneaked under the defenses of even the most skeptical of our people and established memorable reference points which will be cited repeatedly in the future. "Your talk was instrumental in helping me raise the leadership bar." 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. Professor Kotter is the 2009 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by ASTD (American Society for Training & Development). This article has since been expanded into a full book by the same name.

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.

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. Kotter has been on the Harvard Business School faculty since 1972. 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. His books are in the top 1% of sales on. 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 works have been printed in over 150 foreign language editions and total sales exceed three million copies. Kotter has authored 18 books, twelve of them bestsellers. 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.

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. His is the premier voice on how the best organizations actually achieve successful transformations. Kotter is internationally known and widely regarded as the foremost speaker on the topics of Leadership and Change.
