Lisa Laskow Lahey
Lisa Laskow Lahey is an educator and organizational thinker whose work focuses on adult development, leadership, and change. A longtime Harvard Graduate School of Education faculty member and cofounder of Minds at Work, she coauthored Immunity to Change and An Everyone Culture, books on personal and organizational transformation.
Biography & Author's Journey
Lisa Laskow Lahey trained first as a psychologist, earning her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and later a master’s degree and an Ed.D. in human development from Harvard University. Since 1986, she has worked as an educational consultant to K–12 schools, and at the Harvard Graduate School of Education she went on to hold senior roles in the Change Leadership Group, including research director and later associate director of the Gates-funded initiative devoted to strengthening leadership for school-system improvement. That combination of developmental psychology, school reform, and hands-on consulting became the foundation of her later writing and teaching. ((https://tacc.org/sites/default/files/documents/2019-10/inner_conflicts_inner_strengths.pdf))
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An Everyone Culture
Robert Kegan & Lisa Laskow Lahey
Radical approach to unleash organizational potential by aligning company culture with employees' innate desire for personal growth and development.
Immunity to change
Robert Kegan & Lisa Laskow Lahey
Uncover hidden barriers to personal growth and learn powerful techniques for overcoming resistance to change in yourself and organizations.
An Everyone Culture
Robert Kegan & Lisa Laskow Lahey
Radical approach to unleash organizational potential by aligning company culture with employees' innate desire for personal growth and development.
Immunity to change
Robert Kegan & Lisa Laskow Lahey
Uncover hidden barriers to personal growth and learn powerful techniques for overcoming resistance to change in yourself and organizations.
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"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
