Force For Change: How Leadership Differs from Management

by John P. Kotter

Book Overview

John P. Kotter shows with compelling evidence what leadership really means today, why it is rarely associated with larger-than-life charismatics, precisely how it is different from management, and yet... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0029184657
• Release Date: April 1990
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

Fast and easy read

This book may be small but it packs quite a punch in that it is able to define change management terms with easy to understand examples. I came away with a much better understanding of change management after reading this book. Recommended for the person looking to improve and for college courses.

Important Subject, Good Book

My advice is to purchase John Kotter's article that this book came out of from the Harvard Business Review. It's title is "What Leaders Really Do: How Leadership Differs From Management". The article covers the subject well enough and I do highly recommend it!! Very Important.

Unique perspective on leadership

I purchased this book for research as part of a recent MBA class paper and I was not disappointed. Kotter stands alone in defining the differences between "management" and "leadership". All of the other works that I reviewed (Bennis, "On Becoming a Leader; Bennis and Nanus, "Leaders"; Fiedler, and Follett)use the terms interchangably.Of equal importance were the specific differences that he cited along with the examination of whether or not leaders were made or born. This is not the classical trait theory approach but is well reasoned and balanced. Lastly, Kotter specifies the type of scenarios which call for leadership competencies.I recommend this book highly for anyone wanting to understand how leadership truly differs from management and how the two functions interrelate. Other leadership books seem to emphasize examples of great leaders without the research, balance, or depth of Kotter.

Another great work

John Kotter has done a superb job in distinguishing the differences between leadership and management. This is often attempted yet rarely accomplished with such vivid and compelling examples and documented research. If you want to know the differences, get this book....Another great, easy-to-read, and popular leadership book my company uses successfully for management development and training is strongly recommended: "The Leader's Guide: 15 Essential Skills."