Immunity to change how to overcome it and unlock potential in yourself and your organization

• Main Authors: Kegan, Robert (Author), Lahey, Lisa Laskow 1955- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, Mass. Harvard Business Press 2009
• Series: Leadership for the common good
• Subjects: Organizational change; Change (Psychology); Organizational behavior; Organizational effectiveness
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• Physical Description: xvii, 340 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-328) and index
• ISBN: 9781422117361; 1422117367

A recent study showed that when doctors tell heart patients they will die if they don't change their habits, only one in seven will be able to follow through successfully. Desire and motivation aren't enough: even when it's literally a matter of life or death, the ability to change remains maddeningly elusive. Given that the status quo is so potent, how can we change ourselves and our organizations? In Immunity to Change, authors Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey show how our individual beliefs--along with the collective mind-sets in our organizations--combine to create a natural but powerful immunity to change. By revealing how this mechanism holds us back, Kegan and Lahey give us the keys to unlock our potential and finally move forward. And by pinpointing and uprooting our own immunities to change, we can bring our organizations forward with us. This persuasive and practical book, filled with hands-on diagnostics and compelling case studies, delivers the tools you need to overcome the forces of inertia and transform your life and your work