I’ve never forgotten a story Meg Wheatley told in a workshop many years ago. It came back to me recently with force because I’m facing some tough climbs I hadn’t envisioned. If you feel stuck or frustrated, it may speak to you as well. As pioneers gathered along the Missouri River for the 2000 mile …
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Organizations Can’t Afford Immunity to Change
These are trying times for organizations. Short product life cycles, leaps in technology, competitive challenges, new business models and more stretch the capacity of leaders and employees alike. It used to be fine if one could be a good contributor or team player, now we need speed, innovation, flexibility, and self-direction. But there is opportunity …
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To Change, Test Your Assumptions
You may be asking yourself at this point in our discussion of Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey’s concept of immunity to change why people don’t just eat less or listen more or give someone else responsibility or do whatever they have to do to make the change they want to make. After all, people do …
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The Lever That Brings About Change
What we learned in the last post about immunity to change based on Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey’s book of the same name is that resistance to change isn’t about inertia or lack of will, but is the result of an unrecognized competing commitment. These hidden commitments cause us to behave in ways that seem inexplicable, …
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When the Desire to Change Isn’t Enough
Have you ever wanted to get better at something but every effort has produced little or no result? Did you resolve to exercise more, be more available to your children, listen better, delegate more, or have a better work/life balance only to fall back into old habits in a few weeks or months? If so, …
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