How to change things when change is hard

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Exposé en anglais sur le sujet traité dans le livre "How to change things when change is hard "

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[...] = One thinks that the abilities of individuals are defined and the other thinks that all abilities can change or grow. = The mindset of growth can more accept failure, so to succeed in the long run = It is therefore crucial to help people adopt the mindset of growth and prepare for failure before change occurs. III. About “Shape the path” Page 177 to 249 A – Tweak the Environment (p.179) Build habits (p.203) Rally the herd (p.225) A – Tweak the Environment (p.179) = In this first chapter of the third part of the book, the two authors show an important error, that which makes us attribute the problems to people rather than to the situation * They take an example: the consumption of popcorn: = the major attribution error would be to think that the individuals who ate more popcorn are wolverines, rather than being given larger containers of popcorn. [...]

[...] Change the environment to change the behavior. Build habits. Behavior is contagious: surround yourself with others exhibiting the behavior your want; help is spread. II. About “Motivate the elephant” Page 101 to 176 A - Find the feeling (p.101) Shrink the change (p.124) Grow your people (p.149) A - Find the feeling (p.101) = In this first chapter of the second part of the book, the two authors propose two main methods to improve the behavior: Analysis-reflection-change To see-feel-change Analysis-reflection-change : The first method is more tactical and works much better in actions with clear factors and results that we can measure To see-feel-change : The second method is considered by the authors as more sensitive and resolutely better. [...]

[...] These feelings are effective if you try to change your behavior and if you want to adapt to new situations. B – Shrink the change (p.124) = In this second chapter, the two authors propose an easy method to "motivate the elephant” = The perceived distance to the goal must be reduced by showing that an appropriate distance has already been traveled = They show that scientific research shows that individuals in general are more inclined to fill a loyalty card (for example: buy x car wash and get one free) when given a card that is already pre-filled, compared to those who are virgins. [...]

[...] IV. Conclusion Both authors have thus explained in their book a simple concept to explain the mechanisms of behavior: = imagine that your emotions are an elephant and that your reason is the driver perched on the back of the animal. It tries somehow to advance the elephant but it is impossible without the right method IV. [...]

[...] Summary of the book Part I. Directing the rider. Make sure the rider knows where to go, how others got there, and how you'll get there. Part II. Motivating the elephant. Knowing isn't enough. Make sure the elephant feels drawn to the change. Make the change small (so it's not intimidating) and encourage a growth mindset (“change is possible”). [...]