John Kotter, professor emeritus at Harvard Business School, is often called the world's fore­most authority on leadership and change. His many previous books, including Leading Change and Our Iceberg Is Melting, have been translated into more than two hundred foreign-language editions and have been bestsellers around the world. He is a founder of Kotter International, a consulting firm that specializes in helping leaders transform their organizations.

Holger Rathgeber is the coauthor of Our Iceberg Is Melting, a former executive at a medical products firm, and a principal at Kotter International.

"This unique parable shows us how we're safer in changing times when we innovate!"
--Spencer Johnson, MD, author of Who Moved My Cheese?

"This simple parable of furry mammals facing the challenge of adapting to threat offers real insights into the journey so many of us make. Brilliant!"
--General Stanley McChrystal (Ret.), author of Team of Teams and cofounder of the McChrystal Group

"It works. And not just for meerkats."
--Gaëtan Thomas, NB Power president and CEO

"John Kotter does it again. His use of metaphor helps readers distill down to the fundamental requirements for a high-performing organization: tapping the hearts and minds of team members in service to a compelling purpose. Leadership enables this, and in doing so unlocks tremendous creativity and potential."
--Leigh Morgan, COO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

"Kotter and Rathgeber's ability to impart clear lessons via fable is as strong as ever."
--TD Magazine