Each of us has a default set of approaches to what we frequently do, from communicating or planning to lifting or using tools. But at times ingrained patterns may not produce the best results. For example, Kurt Lewin, an accomplished changemaster, consistently demonstrated that a typical leadership strategy about instituting change improvements is minimally effective at best and may even backfire. By adapting field theory toward human and organizational behavior, Lewin developed detailed plans for overcoming significant resistance and catalyzed almost miraculous changes. His successes ranged from shifting people's deep-seated dietary distastes (to then embrace previously shunned foods) to improving productivity within companies that had longstanding employee-management conflicts. His approach proved spot on, time and again.
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