{"product_id":"how-the-way-we-talk-can-change-the-way-we-work-seven-languages-for-transformation-paperback","title":"How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work: Seven Languages for Transformation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Kegan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLisa Laskow Lahey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is the gap so great between our hopes, our intentions, even our decisions-and what we are actually able to bring about? Even when we are able to make important changes-in our own lives or the groups we lead at work-why are the changes are so frequently short-lived and we are soon back to business as usual? What can we do to transform this troubling reality? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this intensely practical book, Harvard psychologists Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey take us on a carefully guided journey designed to help us answer these very questions. And not just generally, or in the abstract. They help each of us arrive at our own particular answers that can solve the puzzling gap between what we intend and what we are able to accomplish. \u003ci\u003eHow the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work\u003c\/i\u003e provides you with the tools to create a powerful new build-it-yourself mental technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this simple brilliant book, Kegan and Lahey not only deal with the \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e of transformation . . .they deal with the most central issue of all: How and \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e people (and organizations) are committed to not changing. . . a must-read for all individuals and organizations that truly wish to grow into their own greater possibilities. \u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eKen Wilber\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eIntegral Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA genuinely 21st century book! Kegan and Lahey create a dynamic alternative to merely coasting on the momentum of the information age. Why do we know so much and yet so little lasting change actually occurs-- in ourselves and in our organizations? This book doesn't just answer the question. It shows us a way out of the problem.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eMichael Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e, founder, Esalen Institute and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Future of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaders trying to 'drive change' miss the deeper forces that might naturally enable it, forces which Kegan and Lahey reveal powerfully and practically.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003ePeter Senge\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLucid, accessible, and immensely satisfying, this provocative book is plainly the product of a very deep understanding of why people behave the way they do. . . . an approach to change that is at once systematic and humane. . . . Breakthrough thinking. . . compelling and inspiring.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eTony Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e, contributing editor, \u003ci\u003eFast Company, \u003c\/i\u003e and author, \u003ci\u003eWhat Really Matters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this simple brilliant book, Kegan and Lahey not only deal with the \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e of transformation . . .they deal with the most central issue of all: How and \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e people (and organizations) are committed to not changing. . . a must-read for all individuals and organizations that truly wish to grow into their own greater possibilities. \u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eKen Wilber\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eIntegral Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A genuinely 21st century book! Kegan and Lahey create a dynamic alternative to merely coasting on the momentum of the information age. Why do we know so much and yet so little lasting change actually occurs-- in ourselves and in our organizations? This book doesn't just answer the question. It shows us a way out of the problem.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eMichael Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e, founder, Esalen Institute and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Future of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Leaders trying to 'drive change' miss the deeper forces that might naturally enable it, forces which Kegan and Lahey reveal powerfully and practically.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003ePeter Senge\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Lucid, accessible, and immensely satisfying, this provocative book is plainly the product of a very deep understanding of why people behave the way they do. . . . an approach to change that is at once systematic and humane. . . . Breakthrough thinking. . . compelling and inspiring.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eTony Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e, contributing editor, \u003ci\u003eFast Company, \u003c\/i\u003e and author, \u003ci\u003eWhat Really Matters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Kegan\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., is the William and Miriam Meehan Professor of Adult Learning and Professional Development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and author of The Evolving Self and In Over Our Heads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Laskow Lahey\u003c\/b\u003e, Ed.D., is research director of the Change Leadership Project at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.92 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761396056352,"sku":"9780787963781","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/00e24e3b1efbf6c68e2177c40737cc92.webp?v=1780206461","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-the-way-we-talk-can-change-the-way-we-work-seven-languages-for-transformation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}