What People Are Saying

“ Our Iceberg Is Melting is superb. It embodies powerful messages that can help a broad audience. It covers all the steps to success in a changing world, from finding the substantial issues, aligning with a potent champion, charting the course, getting buy-in, dealing with those who want no change, and so on.”

—Chris Hand, Citigroup Global Account Vice President, Avaya Corporation

“Never have I read a parable in a business book that took a complex issue like change management and distilled it down into a simple story for all to understand. This is the ideal follow-on to Leading Change and The Heart of Change . A must-read for anyone dealing with managing change.”

—Richard J. Kosinski, Category Development Officer, Yahoo Inc.

“ Our Iceberg Is Melting is fantastic—offbeat, but right on. We should make everyone in Washington, DC, read it.”

—John Batten, Executive Vice President, Twin Disc Inc.

“I came across Our Iceberg Is Melting in May, ordered and distributed sixty copies in June, evaluated its effect on our change effort, and then ordered five hundred more copies in September. This is a gem.”

—Heidi King, Program Manager, U.S. Department of Defense

“This is the easiest-to-read yet most informative book I have ever seen. Setting one of management’s biggest challenges—‘What problem? I don’t see a problem’—in the context of a melting iceberg and a determined penguin was a stroke of sheer genius.”

—Michael Dimelow, Director, Product Marketing, TTP Communications PLC

“I have followed Kotter’s work for years, respect it greatly, use it with my clients, and know its unique power to help people and organizations perform better. This latest effort—this little penguin tale—is, in my opinion, the best and most useful book he has ever written.”

—Alan Frohman, President, Frohman Associates

“As a result of the book and my sharing it with a few people in the organization, we have moved quickly on several fronts. We are galvanized to go ahead instead of further studying, more organizing, and so on. It is making a difference for us.”

—Tom Curley, President and CEO, Associated Press

“It’s a great book. It does an excellent job of communicating in a simple and humorous way the key challenges of leading change. We can easily identify with the characters. It allows a lighthearted discussion of very difficult issues.”

—Deb Karstetter, Executive Vice President, ABD Insurance & Financial Services

“When I was a child in France, I was first introduced to the French classic The Little Prince . I reread this marvelous book while in college and many times since as an adult. It is a book that keeps me growing and thinking. I can see Our Iceberg Is Melting becoming The Little Prince for the twenty-first century.”

—Stephan Bancel, General Manager, Eli Lilly, Belgium

“My fifteen-year-old daughter saw me reading Our Iceberg Is Melting , and when I left the book in the den, she began to read it. When she was done, my wife read it. Afterward, we all talked about it. What I suspect will happen with our family, and especially with our daughter, is that we now have a referent story to use, one that’s easy to remember and visually salient, when we discuss issues about change. It has ‘stickiness’ in that it’s hard to forget.”

—Peter Z. Orton, PhD, Program Director, Special Projects, IBM On Demand Learning

“In this fast-paced world, with piles of data and written material, this book is a breath of fresh air. It is simple and to the point, easy to read, and filled with many ideas that we can all apply. I found my mind reflecting on the past on one page and thinking about the future on the next.”

—Edward Day, Executive Vice President, Southern Company Generation