Immunity to Change

How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization

By: Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahey

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

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 Laskow Lahey show how our individual beliefs - along with the collective mindsets 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.

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Valuable insights wrapped in A LOT of filler

There are definitely some gems in here, but the book drags at times and was a challenge to finish. Also the audiobook references the bonus pdf frequently so print it out before you start listening.

Perspective-changing!

This book is a game-changer and a must read for anyone seeking to experience true and lasting life change.

For every coach and manager

One of the best books to read if you want to become a good Coach

Great Book!

Worth listening multiple times. But "Senge" is mispronounced. A minor but vexing problem. Hope it gets fixed.

Rich in insight, overly wordy

profound perspective with very useful processes. eager to apply, but somewhat redundant in the structure of the book. .