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Jeff Hiatt's Background Jeffery Hiatt had an atypical journey to joining the Mount Rushmore of change theorists with his ADKAR change model. Gaining an undergraduate degree in engineering from Colorado State and a masters degree from Rutgers, Hiatt did not... READ MORE

Kotter’s Background The father of change management takes the name of Kurt Lewin. John P. Kotter in change management takes the title of most renowned. A graduate of MIT in Electrical Engineering in 1970, he then shifted fields and achieved... READ MORE

Kurt Lewin Kurt Lewin, known as the father of change management and the freeze change model. Born in Prussia or modern-day Poland, in 1890 signified the beginnings of a new field of study. His parents operated a farm, but due... READ MORE

Need For Change Scholars and practitioners argue amongst each other on what a change is. Their arguments, however, focus on the size of a change that misdiagnosis how they define it. Change is simply a deviation from the norm. These... READ MORE

Change Disclaimers When discussing change management, disclaimers always precede the stories. It is typically hard to find bad examples because companies don’t like to share bad experiences or epic fails. While companies are more open to sharing positive examples, there... READ MORE

New World of Change We live in a new world of change management. Societies and cultures grow, alter, and evolve with each passing day. Organizations, be it a non-profit or a private institution mirror these same societal changes. New technologies,... READ MORE