1.

Synopsis of Our Iceberg Is Melting

This book is about simple tale as regards doing will in an ever changing world. Based on
John Kotter the award winning author from Harvard, this story has been used to help
thousands of people and as well as organizations.This story is about a group of penguin in
somewhere of Antarctica. This group of penguins live like they still have many years. Then
one of curios birds discover potentially devastating problems threatening their home and no
one listing at him.Their tale is one of resistance to change and heroic action, seemingly
intractable barriers and most smart tactics for dealing with those barriers. There are some of
the interesting issues regarding to this story such as differeing challenges, how people react to
change and more.
Besides, Our Icebergs Is Melting is based on pioneering work that show how Eight steps
produce needed change in any sort of group. Its a story that is happen in different forms all
around us today but those penguins handle the very real challenges with a great deal better
than us

2. Who are the 5 main characters in this story?

The main characters in this story are Fred, Alice, Louise, Buddy and Jordan the professor.
Fred is the one of the penguins that live in that colony, Alice is the one if the ten penguin
bosses and Louis is the head of the Leadership Council and the person that be the most
respected among the penguin. While, next is Buddy and Jordan the professor, Buddy is a
quiet and boyishly handsome penguin who everyone seemed liked and trusted. The last but
not least, Jordan the professor are a well-read penguin.

3. Louis asked the Professor to make a list of each other the 5 committee members
strengths. List one of the strengths the Professor mentioned about each member.
the five committee members strength that have mentioned by the professor is Louis, Alice,
Buddy, Fred and himself, Jordan.
Louis is a decision maker. He decided to form a team to solve the problemsof the iceberg that
might be melting. Next is Alice. Alice is a penguins with the strength that will make thing
happen. then is Buddy where he is a well trusted and seem to be liked by others penguins.
The next one is Fred, which he is very curious and observant penguins. He studies a lot of
iceberg and sea more than other penguin do. He was observe the iceberg will melting and will
break apart. The last but not least is Jordan the professor. Jordan are a well-read penguin and
he was known as professor since he was a the closelet of the Leadership Council had to an
intellectual.

4. How did the committee reduce complacency and increase urgency among the colony,
and why was this important act
Fred, a quite curious penguin, studies the wonderful iceberg that the penguins consider home.
He comes across a problem which suggests that their beloved iceberg may be in danger of
cracking into tiny pieces. Yet, he does not know what to do. How does he approach the
Leadership Council; after all, he is just another penguin. He turns to Alice, as she has a
reputation of making things happen. Fred presents his case to her and then takes her to see
the evidence with her own eyes. Once he sells her on his speculations, they begin to plan
how they are going to tell the remainder of the council. Alice warns Fred that some penguins
are very resistant to change and may not be open to listening to the new problem.
A few days later Fred is invited to a council meeting, thanks to Alice, to pitch his case.
He researched what type of presentation he should use to intrigue as many council members
as possible. (As every good business professional should do.) Ultimately, Fred constructed a
model made out of ice as a prop to demonstrate the canals and the big cave, which when
filled with water, would likely freeze and cause their iceberg to break. It is very important to
let others know because of it is better it will have more penguins involve in and it is their
right to know what is actually happen around them

5. Louis asked the other penguins in the group to close their eyes and point east. What
happened, and what does this show?
Everyone closed their eyes and pointed in different directions. The Professor pointed out how
we usually see A + B as additive only if A and B work as a team; yet everyone responded as
individuals without being told they couldn't work together.

6. What are the eight steps towards a successful change?

This book demonstrates the eight steps of successfully managing change. It is a story
that is simple and easily related to managing change in a business.
With all of the evidence and examples provided by the team, interest and curiosity sparked
which reduced complacency and increased urgency. This is first the eight step process of
successful change. In essence, they saw a problem, figured how to professionally address it
and brought it to the forefront which increased the urgency of the situation. Now, Louis, as
Head Penguin, starts to ponder how he is supposed to fix this problem. He analyzed and
researched who he should get to help him because he realized that he could not do it alone.
He decided to pull together a team to guide the needed change. Alice, Fred,
Buddy, and Jordan were assigned to be the task team. Step two, pull together the guiding
team. In a corporate setting group are important, as one individual may not possess all of the
knowledge or qualifications necessary to fix a problem.
After obtaining suggestions from other penguins, they encounter a seagull. They see
the nomadic lifestyle that seagulls live, and this particular seagulls job was known as
scouting, going ahead of the group to look for their next home. This created a vision which
all members of the guiding team were in agreement with. Step three: develop the change
vision and strategy.
Since the group had a new vision it was time to get the message out. Louis gave a
we are not an iceberg pep talk to get the colony. Once the assembly was over there was a
buzz about the new vision around the iceberg. It was now the responsibility of the guiding
team to keep the concept in the eyes of the penguins by communicating the new vision.
They created posters and creative slogans. Step four: communicate for understanding and
buy in.
However, all ideas cannot always hit the ground running with visible results. The
above mentioned communication tactics caused enthusiastic planners to become doubtful and
unenthusiastic. The guiding team realized they needed to re-assess the situation immediately.
This is again where Buddy comes into play with his way with words. Buddy spoke with the
teacher, in his kind way, and reassured the importance of the change to her. After a brief runin with Alice, Sally Ann realized anyone can help and be a hero, and she wanted to be one.
Thanks to yet another no name penguin Tribute to Our Heroes Day was created to

welcome back the scouts. Now, nearly everyone felt involved. This helped make everyone
feel empowered. Step five: empower others to act. Everyones vision had a chance to
become reality no matter how small they were.
Fred was now put in charge of selecting an elite group for scouting. This brought up
another change in tradition by providing food for other adults or any penguin other than your
own children. The guiding team again relied on the chicks, the everyday workers, to enforce
the idea throughout the colony. The scouts created a short-term win. They all returned
successfully to tell of all they saw proving. Sally Ann presented them with HERO metals and
she was presented with the original glass bottle. Step six: producing short-term wins to keep
spirits high and the faith in the change.
Fred was asked again to form a second wave of scouts, which included the professor.
This second wave found a suitable iceberg.

On May 12 th the chaotic move began.

Everything worked out as well as could be expected. The very next season they would not
let up in keeping with the new vision and change. They worried the colony would be
resistant to change again. Yet, they found a better home with more fish supply, so they
moved again.
They continued to change and adapt by changing up the out-dated council members.
The professor was the new weather forecaster. Fred was head of scouts as well as a new
member of the Leadership Council. Buddy was offered a position but turned it down. Louis
became the grandfather and the colony began to rely on Alice as the new Head Penguin.
Step eight: create a new culture. This is essential in the fable as well as in the business
world. You must build on your new business culture because if you fall back to your old
traditions you will be left behind.