- John Kotter is a professor at Harvard Business School and is regarded as a leading authority on leadership and change. He is known for his books on change management processes.
- In his latest book, A Sense of Urgency, Kotter discusses the importance of establishing a true sense of urgency for change initiatives, which he identifies as the most challenging step. The book addresses how to create and sustain urgency within an organization.
- Kotter believes that ideas about urgency are applicable across different organizations regardless of size, culture, or geography. However, establishing urgency may be more difficult in larger, more established companies.