Making change visible to others can enhance accountability from "summary" of Immunity to Change by Robert Kegan,Lisa Laskow Lahey
When we decide to make a change in our behavior, it often seems like a private matter. We think that we can simply set a goal for ourselves and work towards it on our own. However, what we fail to realize is that making change visible to others can actually enhance our accountability. When we keep our efforts to change hidden from others, we can easily make excuses or rationalize our actions. We can tell ourselves that it's okay to slip up or not fully commit to the change because no one else is watching. This lack of external accountability allows us to let ourselves off the hook too easily. On the other hand, when we make our change efforts visible to o...
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