A Sense of Urgency by John P. Kotter

Rather than urgency, I received a strong sense of need for a new boat, or want to create a 529 fund for my grandkid on the part of the author. This "book" read as a looong advertisement and collection of testimonials for John Kotter's other books, Leading Change and Our Iceberg is Melting. Actually, I think that I'll go out and pick up a copy of the second book, since it sounded pretty good from the testimonials.
I do not recommend this book. Being a Harvard Business School Professor is no reason to be allowed to shove horrible regurgitations of 12 year old theory onto the reading public. There is nothing new in this book, just a series of blurbs about how the author's previous work has changed the lives of people around the world. While this is an excellent testimonial for those interested in booking Dr. Kotter for a speaking engagement, it's not much use for those interested in creating a sense of urgency. My recommendation is, read the original book(s). That's what I am going to do!