Transitions Matter

Chip Heath: The Power of Moments

Chip Heath is the co-author, along with his brother Dan Heath, of three bestselling books including Decisive: How to Make Better Decisions in Life*, Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard*, and Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die*. Their new book is The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact*.

Key Points

• Very few people have a great first day at work.
• Transitions matter to people.
• Creating meaning is something we don’t do nearly enough.
• Good change efforts are elegantly simple.
• “Frankly, there isn’t anyone you couldn’t learn to love once you’ve heard their story.” -Fred Rogers

Resources Mentioned

• The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact* by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
• Decisive: How to Make Better Decisions in Life* by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
• Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard* by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
• Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
• 7 Days of Memories
• Video: How to Write a Mission Statement That Doesn’t Suck

Book Notes

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• How to Create Leadership Connections In the Smallest of Moments, with Doug Conant (episode 136)
• How to Transform Your Limitations Into Advantages, with Mark Barden (episode 207)
• Get Better at Onboarding Employees, with Amanda Davis (episode 288)

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