Thriving in Change
Coursera
A five-module Kennesaw State University course on planning and executing organizational change. Covers building a change team, communication strategy, and implementation plans, and how to measure outcomes with both quantitative and qualitative evidence.
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From UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, this site offers science-based articles, videos, podcasts, quizzes, and practical guides on social and emotional well-being. It covers empathy, compassion, mindfulness, resilience, and emotional intelligence with actionable tips for daily life.
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Harvard Business Review (hbr.org) offers research-based articles, case studies, and practical guidance on leadership, strategy, and organizational performance for managers and executives.
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Angela Duckworth TED)
Angela Duckworth's TED talk arguing that sustained effort toward long-term goals predicts achievement better than talent or IQ, based on her studies of cadets, students, and salespeople. Introduces grit as a measurable trait and its link to growth mindset.
The power of believing that you can improve | Carol Dweck | TED
TED talk in which psychologist Carol Dweck contrasts fixed and growth mindsets, drawing on classroom experiments with praise and the idea of 'not yet'. Explains how framing ability as changeable affects effort and response to failure.
Adaptability
McKeown argues that survival depends on adapting faster than circumstances change, drawing on business and historical cases. Readers finish with a vocabulary for diagnosing rigidity in organisations and a set of tactics for deliberate, faster adaptation.
Who Moved My Cheese?
A short business parable in which four characters react differently to a vanished food supply in a maze. It gives readers a simple shared vocabulary for discussing resistance to workplace change and anticipating it earlier.