The challenge of managing change frank fecser

1. EFeCT Conference
Cascais, Portugal
March 2013
Frank A. Fecser
Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute

2. Why is change so hard?

3. Two aspects of the brain: The Rider and the Elephant
The Happiness Hypothesis
Jonathan Haidt

4. 3 Steps to Change
Direct the Rider
Motivate the Elephant
Shape the Path
Switch, Heath & Heath

5. Direct the Rider
•Find the Bright Spots
•Script the Critical Moves
•Point to the Destination

6. Motivate the
Elephant
•Find the Feeling
•Shrink the Change
•Grow Your Group Identity

7. Shape the Path
•Tweak the Environment
•Build Habits
•Rally the Herd