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Do Kotter's eight steps hold up?

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Do Kotter's eight steps hold up? — SHR, Zurich
Do Kotter's eight steps hold up? — SHR, Zurich

Do Kotter's eight steps hold up? — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

John Kotter (1995, Harvard Business Review) drew eight steps from observing over 100 companies.

The limit

Experience-based, rarely tested empirically. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Do Kotter's eight steps hold up? — SHR, Zurich — Zurich
Do Kotter's eight steps hold up? — SHR, Zurich — Zurich

Practical check in Zurich

Use the steps as a checklist but track project-specific indicators. To go further: explore the Change Leadership training in Zurich, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

In pictures: Change Leadership in Zurich

Change Leadership training in Zurich — in practice
Change Leadership training in Zurich — in practice
Change Leadership training in Zurich — hands-on workshop
Change Leadership training in Zurich — hands-on workshop
Change Leadership training in Zurich — on the ground
Change Leadership training in Zurich — on the ground

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