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Competing commitments - unearthing why professionals don't change

Author
Caroline-Lucie Ulbrich
Published
Wed 10 Jan 2024
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The "competing commitments" concept was first made popular by Harvard Business school professors Robert Keagan and Lisa Lahey. It illustrates why members of an organization pledge a goal, and then engage in behaviors that are detrimental to their behavior. It explains which competing worldviews and beliefs stand in their way. The beauty: with the help of the corresponding worksheet, the concept becomes a potent tool to addressing resistance to change. I tried it myself!

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