Vanessa Akhtar, Ed.D., is a director at Kotter who works on the firm’s most complex transformation engagements and helps drive research and development. Her new co-authored book, Change, details how leaders can leverage challenges and opportunities to make sustainable workplace changes. For more information, go to www.kotterinc.com/book/change. Akhtar can be reached at vanessa.akhtar@kotterinc.com.