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This stuff is simple, but it’s not easy. It’s hard to change your
behaviour, and it takes courage to have a go at doing something
differently, and resilience to keep at it when it doesn’t work
perfectly the first time (which it won’t). It’s one of the laws of
change that as soon as you try something new, you’ll get resistance
from somewhere, asking you, in Diff ’rent Strokes style, “What’chu
talkin’ about, Willis?” To counter that resistance, follow these
tips:
Start somewhere easy. If you’re going to manage someone
differently, pick someone who might be up for it and is willing
to cut you some slack. Or pick someone with whom it’s all
going so badly that you’ve got nothing left to lose.
Start small. Don’t try to incorporate all the ideas in the book all