Dan Heath is an insightful and engaging communicator, widely recognized business consultant, researcher, and entrepreneur. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and is co-founder of Thinkwell, a publisher of innovative textbooks.
Chip Heath is an author, consultant, speaker, and popular professor at Stanford's Graduate School of Management. His unique research on what makes ideas succeed has been featured in a wide range of popular media programs and publications.
how to change when change is hard
craig groeschel asks "what in yourself, your ministry, or your business needs to change?"
new book titled 'Switch: How to Change When Change is Hard'
first reaction is "people hate change", "people resist change"
there are certain types of change that seem to happen almost effortlessly
change is filled with conflict
part of us sees the need for change, but part of us resists
a conflict
uses analogy of a small person riding on a large elephant
look for what is working. bright spots.
bright spots help you see that success is possible
when you find a bright spot, you need to study it and clone it
TBU....true but unimportant
big problem, small solution
shrink the change
we owe it to people to prepare them for adversity
Hope --> Valley of Insight --> Confidence. the valley of insight can be tough
people like Tiger Woods have what is called a "growth mindset"
built into the "growth mindset" is a tolerance for failure
in a time of change, failure is a necessity
we might not have a person problem, but a situation problem
sculpting the path is an important part of creating effective change
