Great article on Making Change...Pleasurable

It's great to find complimentary articles to courses we offer in our Interactive Learning Environment.  Since we just released our new course on Change Management, the timing of this piece was fortuitous.

The article is titled:  The Influencers: A Manager's Guide to Succeeding at Change

In the article, author Kerry Patterson gives some tangible ideas and concepts on how to make change stick.  One of my favorite points in his piece is number 3:

Principle No. 3: Make the Undesirable Desirable
Humans seek pleasure and avoid pain. So, when tasks are repetitive, painful, or boring, find a way to make them more desirable by either changing the task itself or helping people view it in a new way.

This basic rule of humankind is applicable in the workplace and at home. (If you have kids, you understand this well).

Here's Kerry's bio and website link for further investigation:

For more information and resources visit www.influencerbook.com

Kerry Patterson is coauthor of Influencer: The Power to Change Anything, (McGraw-Hill) and the New York Times bestseller Crucial Conversations. He is also a sought-after speaker and consultant and cofounder of VitalSmarts, an innovator in corporate training and organizational performance.