LEADING CHANGE

Oliver Wyman's ingenuous delivery style works perfectly for one of the best business-strategy audios of the year. Some might fault Wyman's pacing as too slow, but his connection with the material is seamless. Along with having one of the most appealing voices in this genre, he's adept at segmenting complex sentences into digestible phrases. Kotter's ideas about how organizations change are compelling and well organized. His thoughtful recommendations and strategies are at once sophisticated and practical. While his lesson is aimed at organizational leaders and middle managers, his far-reaching insights will enlighten people at all organizational levels. Kotter is a profound business thinker—an extraordinary writer and heir-apparent to the legendary business writer Peter Drucker. T.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/NOV 08]