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Why Motivation Isn’t Enough | The Six Sources That Drive Behavior Change
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Description
People may not resist change as much as they resist being changed—or failing at it.
Scott Robley, speaker, coach, and master trainer at Crucial Learning, argues that people don't actually resist change. At least not the way we think. He claims that people resist being changed, and they resist failing at it. Scott walks through three main reasons why change efforts tend to stall, and explains why leaders often become “blind to their own blindness,” overlooking the habits, systems, and social pressures shaping behavior.
Scott introduces a framework for understanding the real reasons behind someone's behavior. He shows exactly what separates leaders whose change efforts stick from those whose efforts fizzle out. He shares a mix of research and personal experiences to highlight his argument and show how change is different than we tend to think. If you’re leading a team through changes in workflow, culture, or habits, this episode offers a practical framework for diagnosing resistance and increasing your influence.
Chapters
[Start] Why People Resist Change: Scott reframes the idea that people resist change, and shares research to back his claim that people resist being changed.
04:41 Wired to Conserve Energy: How our brain’s different systems of thinking can explain why change feels so difficult.
08:41 Overestimating Motivation, Underestimating Environment: How our environment can directly impact our ability and desire to change.
19:01 Underestimating Competing Influences: Understanding the social and interpersonal influences that can affect our ability to change.
25:16 The Six Source Model of Influence: How to diagnose behavior through motivation and ability, and combine multiple sources of influence to make change more likely to stick.
Links and Resources
Learn more about Scott Robley here.
The Crucial Skills Podcast is brought to you by the authors and experts at Crucial Learning, home of Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue and Crucial Conversations for Accountability training.
Scott Robley, speaker, coach, and master trainer at Crucial Learning, argues that people don't actually resist change. At least not the way we think. He claims that people resist being changed, and they resist failing at it. Scott walks through three main reasons why change efforts tend to stall, and explains why leaders often become “blind to their own blindness,” overlooking the habits, systems, and social pressures shaping behavior.
Scott introduces a framework for understanding the real reasons behind someone's behavior. He shows exactly what separates leaders whose change efforts stick from those whose efforts fizzle out. He shares a mix of research and personal experiences to highlight his argument and show how change is different than we tend to think. If you’re leading a team through changes in workflow, culture, or habits, this episode offers a practical framework for diagnosing resistance and increasing your influence.
Chapters
[Start] Why People Resist Change: Scott reframes the idea that people resist change, and shares research to back his claim that people resist being changed.
04:41 Wired to Conserve Energy: How our brain’s different systems of thinking can explain why change feels so difficult.
08:41 Overestimating Motivation, Underestimating Environment: How our environment can directly impact our ability and desire to change.
19:01 Underestimating Competing Influences: Understanding the social and interpersonal influences that can affect our ability to change.
25:16 The Six Source Model of Influence: How to diagnose behavior through motivation and ability, and combine multiple sources of influence to make change more likely to stick.
Links and Resources
- Crucial Learning
- Crucial Influence: Leadership Skills to Create Lasting Behavior Change
- Crucial Influence | Crucial Learning
Learn more about Scott Robley here.
The Crucial Skills Podcast is brought to you by the authors and experts at Crucial Learning, home of Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue and Crucial Conversations for Accountability training.