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John P. Kotter Quotes about Feelings

Changing behavior is less a matter of giving people analysis to influence their thoughts than helping them to see a truth to influence their feelings.

Changing behavior is less a matter of giving people analysis to influence their thoughts than helping them to see a truth to influence their feelings.

John P. Kotter, Dan Cohen (2013). “The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations”, p.14, Harvard Business Press

People change what they do less because they are given an analysis that shifts their thinking than because they are shown a truth that influences their feelings.

John P. Kotter, Dan Cohen (2013). “The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations”, p.14, Harvard Business Press

Without conviction that you can make change happen, you will not act, even if you see the vision. Your feelings will hold you back.

John P. Kotter, Dan Cohen (2015). “Successful Organizational Change: The Kotter-Cohen Collection (2 Books)”, p.114, Harvard Business Review Press

Motivation is not a thinking word; it's a feeling word.

John P. Kotter, Dan Cohen (2015). “Successful Organizational Change: The Kotter-Cohen Collection (2 Books)”, p.12, Harvard Business Review Press