Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

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Where and when the freshwater is released, and how the ocean is affected, in part depends on the speed at which icebergs melt. Create a sense of urgency. Help others see the need for change and the importance of acting immediately.

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Help others see the need for change through a bold, aspirational opportunity statement that communicates the importance of acting immediately. Our Iceberg is Melting presents as a children's book: it is in large print with colourful illustrations - a five year old probably would enjoy it, if they had the patience to sit for the 45 minutes it takes to read. It is the story of an Emperor Penguin colony faced with a potentially devastating problem that is threatening their home. Fred, a low-ranking quirky penguin discovers that the iceberg on which the colony has lived for unknown generations is melting and is likely to fracture. The story charts how a small group lead the colony through the process of coming up with a solution and effecting their plan. Sea ice forms and melts strictly in the ocean whereas glaciers are formed on land. Icebergs are chunks of glacial ice that break off glaciers and fall into the ocean.The dramatic meeting, Louis’s “we are not an iceberg” speech, Buddy’s storytelling about the seagull, the countless ice-posters, and the talking circles began to have the desired effect. Many birds, though hardly all, came to see and accept what they had to do. Complacency, fear, and confusion continued to decrease. What had started out with a threat had turned, at least in a number of bird heads and hearts, into an opportunity. Optimism and excitement grew. Communicating the new vision of a nomadic life, of a very different future, was for the most part remarkably successful.” Clarify how the future will be different from the past, and how you can make that future a reality.

Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any

I think this book is for everyone. But, I think that it will specially work for organizations, businesses, and other type of groups, because it is about changing in a group. But, it can be useful for anyone, because we are constantly with people in any type of group. This also expands your skills as a leader in a group. It helps you guide yourself through the change. When glaciers melt, because that water is stored on land, the runoff significantly increases the amount of water in the ocean, contributing to global sea level rise. The revised and updated tenth anniversary edition of the classic, beloved business fable that has changed millions of lives in organizations around the world.

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Press harder and faster after the first successes. Be relentless with irritating change after change until the vision is a reality

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A volunteer army needs a coalition of effective people – born of its own ranks – to guide it, coordinate it, and communicate its activities. Step Three – Develop the Change Vision and Strategy. After searching for ideas and answers, the penguins decided to try something new, “walk around and keep your eyes and minds open.” Along came a seagull that challenged their thinking and intrigued them with his nomadic lifestyle. The team clarified the future vision and established a strategy to make it reality; they too would become a nomadic colony. Here is a brief review of how the eight principles of managing change by Kotter are illustrated with the Penguins situation.

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The characters in the story—Fred, Alice, Louis, Buddy, the Professor, and NoNo—are like people you probably recognize in your own organization, including yourself. Their tale is one of resistance to change and heroic action, seemingly intractable obstacles and clever tactics for dealing with those obstacles. The penguins offer an inspiring model as we all struggle to adapt to new circumstances. If you want a great book that you can use to teach your co-workers or family about leading during a time of ever changing conditions, read this book, Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions . It is so easy to understand! Our Iceberg is Melting Review The author of the book, John Kotter, found that 90% of organizations were either ignoring relevant changes or trying to adjust in ways that were not meeting their aspirations. This was leading to too much time and money being wasted. So he decided to turn a story about a group of penguins and a melting iceberg to illustrate the process and tools of a successful change. Dr. Vasil said that these methods can be applied to many other systems, including glaciers melting or the melting of frozen, saline sea ice.