After living with their dysfunctional behavior for so many years (a sunk cost if ever there was one), people become invested in defending their dysfunctions rather than changing them.

Quote by Marshall Goldsmith

Topics: People Change Quotes

Culture does not change because we desire to change it. Culture changes when the organization...

Culture does not change because we desire to change it. Culture changes when the organization...

They say people come and go. But the truth is, no one really disappears from...

They say people come and go. But the truth is, no one really disappears from...

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

One of the most painful goodbyes is when you know that the next time you...

One of the most painful goodbyes is when you know that the next time you...

If you can't embrace change you'll end up hating this world & most in it.

If you can't embrace change you'll end up hating this world & most in it.

When you're finished changing, you're finished.

When you're finished changing, you're finished.

Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change...

Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change...

People are always telling me that change is good. But all that means is that...

People are always telling me that change is good. But all that means is that...

The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

Your success in life isn't based on your ability to simply change. It is based...

Your success in life isn't based on your ability to simply change. It is based...

It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen...

It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen...

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or...

Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or...

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history...

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed...

Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your...

Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your...