Dear All,
For those of you who are interested in the actual processes of
change, especially as they apply to metrication, I have written a
book review of John P. Kotter's book, Leading Change.
John P. Kotter is a Harvard professor who has been closely observing
the change processes used in organisations for more than 30 years.
He believes that there are critical differences between change
efforts that have been successful, and change efforts that have
failed. What interests him is why some people are able to get their
organizations to change dramatically — while most do not.
I believe that a lot of what Kotter has to say is applicable to the
metrication situation in the USA and also in those places where
metrication upgrades have yet to be fully completed.
You can find my short (3 page) book review at the very bottom of the
articles web page at: http://www.metricationmatters.com/articles
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has
helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the
modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they
now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for
their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many
different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial
and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA.
Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST,
and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See
http://www.metricationmatters.com/ for more metrication information,
contact Pat at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or to get the free
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