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Changing our habits is challenging for two reasons: (1) we try to change the wrong thing and (2) we try to change our habits in the wrong way.
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Once a habit has been established… it’s important to continue to advance in small ways. The little improvements and new challenges keep you engaged.
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If you’re already interested in a habit, working on challenges of just manageable difficulty is a good way to keep things interesting.
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If we can successfully implement a new way of running organizations, we can take advantage of the strategic challenges in a rapidly changing world.
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Change is not easy. We all know that. Larger-scale, strategically important change can be horrendously challenging.
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Although we often talk about this challenge in terms of specifics … the core problem is always about people.
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…a study… in the United States found that the desire for intellectual challenge – that is, the urge to master something new and engaging – was the best predictor of productivity.
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When the going gets tough in a negotiation, your biggest challenge will be your ability to nurture your adversary in spite of everything else going on.
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Your goals must be challenging and demanding. Step out of your comfort zone; set goals that require risk and uncertainty. And when you achieve your goal, set another one.
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…most successful people learn to be competitive with their peers, and protective of their reputations. It is a challenge for them to turn those instincts off for the good of a team, but that is exactly what is required.
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