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Adaptive Leadership and Cultures
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Bob Kegan and Lisa Lahey’s Immunity to Change process (which is more fully described in their book of the same name, and in their first book How the Way You Talk Can Change the Way You Work). You can find that post here. The follow up to their process—the question of what do you do after you’ve discovered your Big Assumption is explored in this post,
Andrew Gerkens's insight:
Creating the immunity map is a powerful and enlightening process, but it is only the start. The real work comes in testing your big assumptions - creating experiments that allow you to test whether your assumptions are valid and your immune system is right in protecting you from realising your fears, OR more than likely, your assumptions are not valid and your immune system is limiting and preventing you from realising/unlocking your potential.
I'm working on this now and it is tough. I've spent decades embedding these behaviours, so unpacking them and then testing them is not easy. I'm naturally drawn to maintaining the status quo, so I have to actively challenge myself to test, to observe, to reflect, to understand and most difficult for me, accept the evidence.
Would I stop. No bloody way. This is the discomfort required for real growth. 
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Some senior leaders take to engaging in the Enterprise Social Network (ESN) quickly and easily. They use their own example to endorse the ESN for use across the organisation and to extend the reach and impact of their own leadership. Other leaders however, struggle or perhaps even refuse to embrace the platform.
So why this disconnect, this glaring gap between the imperative, their commitment to transparency and the reluctance to capitalise on the opportunity of the ESN?
Andrew Gerkens's insight:
I wrote this piece to reflect on some of my experiences influencing human systems. The piece uses the Immunity To Change methodology to explore assumptions and beliefs that might underpin senior leader avoidance of the use of Enterprise Social Networks. I also share some of how my own beliefs and behaviours have impacted my ability to influence effectively.
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Overview of a leadership development program, that includes Immunity To Change and the Leadership Circle profile, to respond to adaptive challenges and support vertical development