Beyond Change Management: How to Achieve Breakthrough Results Through Conscious Change Leadership

Chapter 7. The Role and Impact of Mindset

	The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it.
	--Marcus Aurelius

A number of years ago, a university professor conducted an experiment in his Introduction to Psychology class. The class was held in a large auditorium with more than 300 students present. As the professor was standing at his lectern on the stage, a large man ran aggressively toward him. The man was tall and burly and was dressed in black leather pants and a pair of black motorcycle boots. His dark hair was long and greasy, and he sported a black stocking cap pulled low over his brow. He wore large chains that dangled from both his belt loops and his boots.

As the man reached the professor, he withdrew something from ...