Our Iceberg Is Melting

Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

De: John Kotter, Holger Rathgeber

Narrado por: Oliver Wyman

Duración: 2 h y 9 m

Resumen del Editor

A new edition of the classic business parable that has sold more than a million copies since 2006.

Our Iceberg Is Melting is a simple fable about doing well in an ever-changing world. Based on the award-winning work of Harvard's John Kotter, it is a story that has been used to help thousands of people and organizations.

The fable is about a penguin colony in Antarctica. A group of beautiful emperor penguins live as they have for many years. Then one curious bird discovers a potentially devastating problem threatening their home - and pretty much no one listens to him.

The characters in the story, Fred, Alice, Louis, Buddy, the Professor, and NoNo, are like people we recognize - even ourselves. Their tale is one of resistance to change and heroic action, seemingly intractable obstacles, and the most clever tactics for dealing with those obstacles. It's a story that is occurring in different forms all around us today - but the penguins handle the very real challenges a great deal better than most of us.

Our Iceberg Is Melting is based on pioneering work that shows how eight steps produce needed change in any sort of group. It's a story that can be enjoyed by anyone while at the same time providing invaluable guidance for a world that just keeps moving faster and faster.

©2016 John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber (P)2016 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Whether you work in a business or the business of life, everyone from CEOs to high school students can gain from what they take from this story." (from the foreword by Spencer Johnson, MD, author of Who Moved My Cheese?)

"...companies should buy a copy for everyone from the CEO to the stock clerk" (Michelle Archer, USA Today)

"I ordered and distributed sixty copies, evaluated its effect on our change effort, and then ordered five hundred more.... This is a gem." (Heidi King, Department of Defense)

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I am so glad that I chose to listen to this fantastic book narrated. The lessons of this fable were applicable to so many sectors and the take aways are priceless. I can’t wait to make this my team’s next book!

Engaging and Entertaining

I just finished Leading Change and now have read this delightful metaphor for the topics from the main book from Kotter. I think listening to both has real value, though this book feels pretty good standalone. This one goes less into the details of pitfalls that the master book goes into, but it does make the overall process and best steps more memorable. The narrator is talented, and in addition to providing a nice, even read, also delivers lots of fun voices to help you make sense of the large cast. Overall a great buy and a good experience.

Fun listen, loved the voices

A fairly quick and fun listen, loved the voices and the water splashes, etc. Too cute! The narration (and sounds) really brought the book to life. Interesting and insightful story for sure. I was reading this for a book club at work and it really illustrates what a corporate culture can be like and how teams need to work together for one common goal. Worth a listen!

easy to understand

funny and easy to read and understand. You can relate the roles and personalities to real business challenges.

Great book!

This story was a great analogy for life, particularly in the workplace. I can apply what I learned to my own strategies when navigating this game of life.

An entertaining story of how to implement change!

I am going to buy a copy of this book for each member of the teams I manage. This will help each of them become agents of change for the organization and help the organization deliver on the strategic objectives. Thanks to the authors for putting this together!

Breathe of fresh air, creative, and memorable

Great book and articulated very well. Palpable and highly relevant in all environments today. Suitable for any title or position. I look forward to sharing and listening to what others have to say.

Pretty Good

I had to read this book for a college class. I really enjoyed it. Hopefully, I can use the 8 stages of change to my advantage

Excellent

Loved it! great book. I'm looking forward to sharing with others. Very entertaining to read.

ad hoc for embracing change!

Nice and entertaining fable ! ad hoc to a real scenario, highly recommended for anyone embracing change.