In Our Iceberg is Melting, a simple fable about penguins encapsulates vital truths about embracing change and illustrates how adaptability can yield prosperity, while resistance can lead to peril, in an ever-changing world.

The penguins are living happily on their iceberg as they have done for many years. Then one curious penguin discovers a potentially devastating problem threatening their home – and pretty much no one listens to him.

The characters in this fable are like people we recognize, even ourselves. Their story is one of resistance to change and heroic action, confusion and insight, seemingly intractable obstacles and the most clever tactics for dealing with those obstacles. It is a story that is occurring in different forms around us today – but the penguins handle change a great deal better than most of us.

The insightful lessons you can learn from this short and easy-to-read book, based on the pioneering work of John Kotter, will empower you in work, family, and community. They will help you to make smart change happen faster and better, especially in an era of relentless change.

This edition celebrates ten years since the publication of this classic business fable with new and improved illustrations and a foreword by Spencer Johnson, author of Who Moved My Cheese?

About the Author

John Kotter is the leadership and change guru at Harvard Business School. He is the author of eleven books that have been honoured or have become business bestsellers. Professor Kotter gives speeches and seminars at Harvard and around the world. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife Nancy Dearman, daughter Caroline and son Jonathan.

Holger Rathgeber is the modern global manager. He works for Beckton Dickinson, one of the world's leading medical technology companies. Rathgeber is from Frankfurt and spent his first professional years in Asia. Since 2004 he has lived in White Plains, New York, with his wife Jutta and sons Daniel and Benny.