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According to U.S. News & World Report, 80% of New Year’s resolutions fail by this point in the year. Researchers have found a number of reasons for this, including a lack of accountability, support and motivation. But the other, more complicated possibility is that our immunity to change is what holds us back from making shifts that stick, a concept first explored by Harvard professors Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey. They found that self-limiting, often-buried beliefs—dubbed competing commitments—conflict with our genuine desire to change. The big takeaway for HR? It’s not enough to set goals that require us to
