Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing & Succeeding Under Any Conditions

This charming story about a penguin colony in Antarctica illustrates key truths about how to deal with the issue pf change: handle the challenge well and you can prosper greatly; handle it poorly and you put yourself at risk.

The penguins are living happily on their iceberg as they have done for many years. Then one curious penguin discovers a potentially devastating problem threatening their home – and pretty much no one listens to him.

Most of the denizens of the Antarctic penguin colony sneer at Fred, the quiet but observant scout who detects worrying signs that their home, an iceberg, is melting. Fred must cleverly convince and enlist key players, such as Louis, the head penguin; Alice, the number two bird; the intractable NoNo the weather expert; and a passle of school-age penguins if he is to save the colony.

Their delightfully told journey illuminates in an unforgettable way how to manage the necessary change that surrounds us all. Simple explanatory material following the fable enhances the lasting value of these lessons.

Our Iceberg Is Melting is at once charming, accessible and profound; a treat for virtually any reader.

The characters in this fable are like people we recognise, even ourselves. Their story is one of resistance to change and herioc action, confusion and insight, seemingly intractable obstacles and the cleverest tactics for dealing with obstacles.It is a story that is occurring in different forms around us today – but the penguins handle change a great deal better than most of us.

Based on John Cutter’s pioneering work on how to make smart change happen faster and better, the lessons you can learn from this short and easy-to-read book will serve you well in you job, in your family and in your community.

And these lessons are becoming ever more important as the world around us changes faster and faster.