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Change or Die

The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life

by Alan Deutschman · first published 2007

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"CHANGE OR DIE. What if you were given that choice? We're talking actual life and death now. Your own life and death. What if a well-informed, trusted authority figure said you had to make difficult and enduring changes in the way you think, feel, and act? If you didn't, your time would end soon-a lot sooner than it had to. Could you change when change mattered most?"This is the question Alan Deutschman poses in Change or Die, which began as a sensational cover story by the same title for Fast Company. Deutschman concludes that although we all have the ability to change our behavior, we rarely

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  • pella · Jul 10, 2016 · Recommends

    Change is very hard .. my favorite: ALAN DEUTSCHMAN :Change or Die (2005) http://www.fastcompany.com/52717/change-or-die

    on “Ask HN: How do you create productive habits?” ↗
  • lclaude01 · Apr 29, 2011 · Mentions

    1.Accountability in action 2.The art of extreme sel-care 3.the art of innovation 4.the art of war 5.authentic happiness 6.axiom 7.the big three 8.the brain that changes itself 9.broken windows, broken business 10.change or die 11.change your toughts, change your life 12.citizen marketers 13.confidence 14.confronting reality 15.dance of change 16.death by meeting 17.dynasties 18.the education of an accidental CEO 19.Einstein 20.Execution 21.felling…

    on “Ask HN: Must Read Books” ↗
  • pella · Jul 30, 2024 · Mentions

    …build momentum. Without sufficient wins that are visible, timely, unambiguous, and meaningful to others, change efforts invariably run into serious problems." via: "FastCompany; By Alan Deutschman: Change or Die ; All leadership comes down to this: changing people’s behavior. Why is that so damn hard? Science offers some surprising new answers — and ways to do better." https://archive.md/FvqlE#selection-825.527-884.0

    on “Why doesn't advice work?” ↗

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