Immune to change

How and why do we hinder ourselves in achieving our goals? How long can the flexibility of our way of thinking be improved? How can we help unleash the talents that work in the organization we lead? The nature of development is often misinterpreted. We believe we need to learn and get better because the world is getting more and more complex and we need to adapt to it. But learning new abilities and abandoning old habits does not necessarily mean that we are evolving, for the human brain is much more immune to change than we might think. According to Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey, professors of change management, in the face of a new challenge, even if we dedicate ourselves to change, we often still act as if we are stepping on the accelerator with one foot and the brake on the other. Therefore, there is a huge gap between what we want to achieve and what we are actually capable of. Their book is a theoretical and practical guide to explore what assumptions and concerns hinder us and to set our appropriate goals. With their method, we can make our way of thinking more complex at any age, so we can achieve real change in ourselves, in our team and at the level of our entire company and organization. ROBERT KEGAN is a Meehan Prize-winning professor at Harvard University. He has been researching adult development for thirty years. Through his work, he has made a significant contribution to his acceptance in professional circles: continuous psychological development is possible even after adolescence, and is even necessary for one to be able to meet the requirements of modern life. LISA LASKOW LAHEY is the research director of the Change Leadership Group on Change Management at Harvard University. A psychologist and educator, his research team developed the developmental diagnostic method used today to map the adult reporting system. so that the teams of which they are members perform more optimally. KEGAN and LAHEY have been working together for more than twenty-five years, and their joint venture is Minds At Work, which supports the personal and professional development of senior executives in public and private companies and their teams. In recognition of their work, they won the Gislason Award from the Faculty of Management at Boston University. "Brilliant thoughts on the mysteries of the process of change that are key to personal and organizational success. A must-read for any leader who is seriously interested in how they can develop new strengths in their people and on their own." - Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence "Immunis revolves around the familiar problem of change, in an amazingly original way, why even the most important attempts at change are plugged. It shows that the underlying problems of resistance to change stem from leaders' own attitudes. and sometimes there is a huge gap between the expectations they place on it. I don’t know of a book yet that would give leaders more help in understanding how to commit to change and how to put that determination into practice. ” - Peter Senge, author of Principle 5, "When it comes to change, desire and motivation are few. Kegan and Lahey examine why change is so difficult and offer innovative and practical insights on how to overcome internal and external barriers. and face the challenge of change. " - Anne Sweeney, Co-Chair of Disney Media Works, President of Disney-ABC Television Group