Change and Anxiety – Robert G. Kegan

„That 'change makes us uncomfortable' is now one of the most widely promoted, widely accepted, and under-considered half-truths around. [I]t is not change by itself that makes us uncomfortable; it is not even change that involves taking on something very difficult. Rather, it is change that leaves us feeling defenseless before the dangers we 'know' to be present that causes us anxiety.“

Robert G. KeganRobert G. Kegan explains that anxiety is not caused by change itself but by the feeling of defenselessness before known dangers.
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Robert G. Kegan is an American developmental psychologist and author.

Change itself does not cause anxiety, but the feeling of defenselessness against known dangers does.


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Robert G. Kegan is a developmental psychologist, author, and emeritus professor of adult learning and professional development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has worked as a licensed psychologist and therapist, focusing on professional development and change processes. Together with Lisa Lahey, he founded Minds at Work, a consulting firm for individuals and organizations undergoing change.

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