Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unloc

...brilliant insights into the mysteries of the change process at the heart of personal and organizational success...Any leader seriously interested in developing new strengths in others-and in oneself-needs to read this book. --Daniel Goleman, author, Emotional IntelligenceImmunity to Change is a wonderfully original approach to a familiar problem: why many crucial change efforts fail. It shows how the core problems of resistance to change stem from the critical gaps between what is required and a leader's own level of development. I know of no book that does a better job of helping leaders understand the commitment to change and how to put it into practice. --Peter Senge, author, The Fifth Discipline, and coauthor, The Necessary RevolutionNot being able to change doesn't mean we're lazy, stubborn, or weak. A pair of Harvard educators (Lahey and Kegan) argue that our best-laid plans often fall through for smart, self-protective (and ingeniouslyhidden) reasons. --O Magazine, December 2008