A new business parable by John Kotter, the leading authority on leadership and change, as well as the bestselling author of "Our Iceberg Is Melting." This story follows a clan of meerkats living in the Kalahari. Well-organized and efficient, the colony enjoys many years of successful growth until it is suddenly confronted with a new predator and must rethink its organizational structure. John Kotter uses this charming parable to explore why organizations often struggle despite past successes and why they fail. Kotter demonstrates that organizations can thrive again by embracing reliability, efficiency, speed, and agility, while fostering passion, discipline, and personal growth, fulfilling their mission, creating great workplaces and services, and generating prosperity.