Our Iceberg Is Melting
(John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber)
What does one need to do to overcome troubles? What does change lead to? Who is a true inspirer?All these and a plethora of questions arise when anyone is in a fix. Now, trust me. If you read this book, most of those nagging questions will have an answer. 'Our IceBerg Is Melting' is a simple book narrating a cute story of a colony of penguins. Though the story is simple and easy-to-read, the morals and ideals arising out of this story has a universal reach.
The Story.
The story is about a colony of 260 penguins who live on an iceberg. This iceberg has been their homeland for years. One penguin, named,Fred , who is a keen observer notices the cracks which have been formed under the iceberg. He notices that due to cracks, a cave had been formed and water had seeped in. This could lead to the iceberg cracking up and all the penguins becoming landless. Now, Fred approaches Alice, one of the penguins in the Leader Commitee.
She notices the complications of the problem and tells the Head penguin , Louis. Now, Louis,Fred and Alice together decide to sort out the problem. First, they gather a team of efficient thinkers. Another 2 penguins, namely, Buddy and Professor join them. This set of 5 penguins are considered a good team as each of them had a unique quality in them. They ponder over the problem and think upon many remedies.
Now, on the other side, there is No No, a pessimistic penguin who tells that everything is fine and nothing shall happen the the iceberg. The 5 penguins, finally, learning from the sea-gulls decide that migration was the best alternative. Hence, they select a team of penguins to go in search of new lands.They start a new way of life throguh migration which is much safer than their previous one.
This book points out many aspects similar to the corporate world. If an organisation is in the deepest of problems and needs to recover, the ideals of this book might be a great guideline to reformation. The simple language makes the book an easy single-sitting read. Though this book can be compared to 'Who Moved My Cheese' by Spencer Johnson, it hada better reach. A must-read for all corporates.
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