1079: The Brain Science Behind Successful Change with Dr. Britt Andreatta

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🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Britt Andreatta explains the neuroscience behind why we resist change and what all levels of the organization can do to handle it better.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How and why our brains resist change

2) How to actually get people on board with change

3) How leaders unknowingly alienate people with change

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— ABOUT BRITT —

Dr. Britt Andreatta is an internationally recognized thought leader who uses her background in leadership, neuroscience, psychology, and education to create science-based solutions for today’s workplace challenges. Britt is the CEO of Brain Aware Training and former CLO for Lynda.com (now LinkedIn Learning). She has over 10 million views worldwide of her online courses and is the author of several best-selling books on the brain science of success including Wired to Grow, Wired to Resist, Wired to Connect, and Wired to Become. She recently won the 2024 Thought Leader of the Year by the Association for Talent Development. She is frequently named a “Top 10 Influencer” and regularly consults with organizations on leadership development and learning strategy.

• Book: Wired to Resist: The Brain Science of Why Change Fails and a New Model for Driving Success

• Book: Wired to Become: The Brain Science of Finding Your Purpose, Creating Meaningful Work, and Achieving Your Potential

• Book: Wired to Connect: The Brain Science of Teams and a New Model for Creating Collaboration and Inclusion

• Company: Brain Aware Training

• LinkedIn: Britt Andreatta

• Podcast: The Brain Aware Podcast

• Website: BrittAndreatta.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “Headspace & Ericsson”

• Study: “Does Rejection Hurt? An fMRI Study of Social Exclusion” by Naomi I. Eisenberger, Matthew Lieberman, and Kipling D. Williams

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0:00.0	How to Be Awesome at your job is sponsored by LinkedIn Jobs.
0:04.0	When you clock out, LinkedIn clocks in.
0:07.4	Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com slash be awesome.
0:11.5	That's LinkedIn.com slash B-E-A-W-E-S-O-M-E. Treat change like a skill. It's a skill like anything else, like using software, like time management,
0:31.6	you can become really great at change. And I think it's a skill that we all need to have because
0:37.4	as much as humans are resistant to change, it's a skill that we all need to have because as much as humans are
0:38.7	resistant to change, change is the constant that we have to navigate over and over again. So by
0:44.4	becoming better at it, you'll make your life so much easier for the rest of your life in all kinds
0:49.8	of settings.
1:02.6	That's Dr. Britt Andriada.
1:05.6	She's an internationally recognized thought leader who blends leadership,
1:09.3	neuroscience, and psychology to help professionals tackle workplace challenges.
1:14.6	As a CEO of Brain Aware training, she's helped millions through her online courses and best-selling books. And today, she's going to share some wisdom from her latest release, the second edition of Wired to Resist.
1:20.6	So you'll learn one, how and why our brains resist change.
1:24.6	Two, how to actually get people on board with change. And three, how leaders
1:29.5	unknowingly alienate people with change. And if you want a quick summary write-up of these
1:34.7	actionable takeaways, I recommend you sign up for the free Gold Nugget email newsletter found
1:38.4	at awesome at your job.com. I'm Pete McItis. This is How to Be Awesome at your job. And now here's Britt.
1:50.3	Britt, welcome. Thanks, Pete. It's great to be back and have a chance to connect with you.
1:55.4	Oh, yes, it's good to be chatting. It's been 500 plus episodes. So it's about time, I'd say.
2:19.1	Yeah, you've been busy. I love all the stuff you're doing. You seem to talk to everyone. Oh, thank you. Yeah, well, it's funny. Our LinkedIn has so much overlap with folks. And you're up to stuff, too. So you've got a second edition of Wired to Resist that is fresh. And we talked about your other books, but didn't go into much detail about Wired to Resist in our previous conversation.
2:23.9	So it seems like now's the time. So can you tell us what's this one all about?
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