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That's Not How We Do It Here ! By John Kotter

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In the book “That’s Not How We Do It Here!” by John Kotter, the character that I feel act as a Manager is Nicholas. Who is the Head of the Guards, the disciplined and reliable Meerkat. Nicholas follows the fundamental rules of processing the core of management, which are planning, budgeting, organizing, staffing and problem solving. He makes plans for how many guards needed to create a daily guarding scheduling based on what they learned over the years as their clan has grown. He recruits and train guards. He also defines procedures for the guards to follow based on what they learned over the years. Set goals to reach and manage problem solving as well. His responsibility is to analyze the problem and have a quick solution. I find Lena as a Leader in this book, because she established direction and aligning her clan. She motivates, inspires, and mobilizing …show more content…

She knows how to overcome problems when they arise. The Kat leading the group is Lena, the founder of the clan. One specific example is in the chapter A Very Different Way. She opened the meeting and discussed the problem they might encounter is about the rain coming later than ever. They don’t know why this is happening and this is a big problem for them. Everybody was concerned about this problem. Lena was able to motivate the group to find a clever solution to make them an even stronger and better clan. Find opportunities to overcome the problem. She took the group to participate on how to better handle with this opportunity. This is a good example of leadership shown by Lena. I choose Nadia (law of picture), Nicholas (law of influence), and Mara (law of solid ground) characters from the

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