Response - Our Iceberg is Melting
John Kotter's change management fable Our Iceberg is Melting is a fascinating read, not just because of its interesting surface story (that of penguins attempting to alert other penguins of the fate that might befall their iceberg), but of the allegory for dealing with change that the book provides. The premise of the book is simple enough, as Kotter himself introduces the book like a fairy tale: "Once upon a time a colony of penguins was living in the frozen Antarctic on an iceberg near what we call today Cape Washington" (Kotter). As one penguin, Fred, starts to notice that their iceberg is ...
