Sep 22, 2026 · 55 min · 13 segments
Every leader, parent, and consultant runs into the same wall: resistance. Someone pushes back on an idea or a change, and the instinct is to push harder. Travis Hahler, who has led transformation work…
Travis HahlerGuestHowie ChanHost
So there are six neurological barriers that I've found through my research and my time working with people and moving them through change that show up time and time again.
And like very, very simply put, if you want the like, let's call it the 301 version, the book is great.
The brain loves familiar habits because they're efficient, they're effective, they've been successful, they have proven track records, right? So barrier number one, we love a routine.
Our brains like to stay efficient and effective and maintain as much of our energy as we can in case we would need it.
And so we have a bias to not move around when learning is involved because there's a lot that it takes to move and it takes time to do that.
It's often decided by one group, received by another, and that can make people feel left out of the process.
And when they feel left out, if you think back to our very basic human instincts and way back thousands of years ago, if you were not part of the group or the tribe, most likely actually surviving was not strong in the percentage numbers for you.
So our brain has a bias for being included and seeing inclusion within a group.
So people don't have this ability to sit in, you know, not knowing something.
It uses, you know, other people's experiences to build a story and a narrative.
So there are six neurological barriers that I've found through my research and my time working with people and moving them through change that show up time and time again.
And like very, very simply put, if you want the like, let's call it the 301 version, the book is great.
The brain loves familiar habits because they're efficient, they're effective, they've been successful, they have proven track records, right? So barrier number one, we love a routine.
Our brains like to stay efficient and effective and maintain as much of our energy as we can in case we would need it.
And so we have a bias to not move around when learning is involved because there's a lot that it takes to move and it takes time to do that.
It's often decided by one group, received by another, and that can make people feel left out of the process.
And when they feel left out, if you think back to our very basic human instincts and way back thousands of years ago, if you were not part of the group or the tribe, most likely actually surviving was not strong in the percentage numbers for you.
So our brain has a bias for being included and seeing inclusion within a group.
So people don't have this ability to sit in, you know, not knowing something.
It uses, you know, other people's experiences to build a story and a narrative.
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