From the course: Moving Past Change Fatigue to the Growth Edge
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The power of rituals, symbols, and stories to drive behaviors
From the course: Moving Past Change Fatigue to the Growth Edge
The power of rituals, symbols, and stories to drive behaviors
- Have you ever made a New Year's resolution and actually stuck to it? It's really hard to start thinking and acting in a new way and to do it consistently unless you have constant reminders. Well, adopting a disruption mindset and behaviors is like making a New Year's resolution, and just as with a New Year's resolution, you can use rituals, symbols, and stories as constant reminders to think and act in a different way. Rituals create a sense of belonging, tribe, and inclusion because it's a shared experience full of meaning. If you feel like you belong, you feel safe, and when you feel safe, you're more willing to take risks and be disruptive. For example, at online shoe retailer Zappos, new employees finish their onboarding with a scavenger hunt to meet people all around the company. Employees then graduate to the regular workforce in a ceremony complete with diplomas and set to the music of "Pomp and Circumstance." A…
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