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Change Killers: Managing Resistance So People and Organizations Thrive
At the heart of resistance lies the capacity for change.
Change within organizations is disruptive, making people feel less in control of their work and lives. With every passing day, organizational change becomes more complex. It’s no surprise that efforts for change encounter resistance.
Jan Kaderly knows that managing change is managing resistance. In Change Killers, Kaderly takes you on a deep exploration of resistance. Dive into decades of research on the very human reasons why we resist change and discover how you can manage resistance while building the support needed to evolve and grow.
Learn how to recognize and manage eight common change-killing forms of resistance. Understand how to create conditions in your organization to build support for change. Change Killers provides actionable insights, frameworks, and tools that will help you lead with ambition as well as empathy and become a champion for change.
Change within organizations is disruptive, making people feel less in control of their work and lives. With every passing day, organizational change becomes more complex. It’s no surprise that efforts for change encounter resistance.
Jan Kaderly knows that managing change is managing resistance. In Change Killers, Kaderly takes you on a deep exploration of resistance. Dive into decades of research on the very human reasons why we resist change and discover how you can manage resistance while building the support needed to evolve and grow.
Learn how to recognize and manage eight common change-killing forms of resistance. Understand how to create conditions in your organization to build support for change. Change Killers provides actionable insights, frameworks, and tools that will help you lead with ambition as well as empathy and become a champion for change.
297 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 8, 2024
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August 14, 2025
As someone who has experienced org change from a variety of perspectives, I relate to how the author grounds her thoughts and ideas so well around perspective. The seven basic needs that cause resistance are very clear and actionable. I really liked the chapters on group sync and threat rigidity. I have not seen other books go this much in depth, and each chapter ends with useful real-world actions. Kudos too for the top-notch RESEARCH!
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