Not because people hate change -

but because the fear, ego, and culture in people push back against it.

What’s Really Sabotaging Change?

It’s not your people, per se. It’s the invisible forces shaping them.

Beneath every stalled initiative lies a hidden operating system that resists new ideas and protects the status quo.

FEC’d UP! exposes those forces and helps leaders see, name, and shift them.

It’s not about blame; it’s about awareness — and the practical steps that turn awareness into forward motion.

60-70% of change initiatives fail. *

* Sources: McKinsey & Company (2015) - Harvard Business Review (2013) - Prosci Best Practices Report (2022)

Who It's For

This book is for anyone who's led with purpose and watched progress stall anyway.

If you lead people — or want to — FEC’d UP! is written for you.

Whether you’re guiding a small team, a large organization, or navigating personal change, you’ll recognize the same patterns at work:

• Fear that freezes progress.

• Ego that resists growth.

• Culture that quietly enforces both.

Leaders, managers, HR professionals, consultants and change agents will find language and tools for what they’ve felt but couldn’t quite name — and strategies for turning insight into movement.

Inside the Book

What You'll Learn When You Un-FEC Change

Every leader faces resistance — but few understand why it happens, or how to move through it.

FEC’d UP! takes you behind the curtain of organizational behavior to show how Fear, Ego, and Culture shape every decision, derail every initiative, and define every outcome.

You’ll discover:

• The hidden mechanics of resistance — how self-protection masquerades as logic.

• Why smart people dig in their heels — and how to engage them without pushing harder.

• The difference between motivation and meaning — and why one never lasts without the other.

• How to spot a FEC-based culture — and begin rewiring it for trust, ownership, and learning.

• Practical tools for turning insight into momentum across teams, projects, and personal change.

This isn’t a book about blaming people for resisting change.

It’s a guide to understanding why we all do it — and how awareness becomes the first act of leadership.

About James Jeffley

James Jeffley is an award-winning international speaker, author, and leadership coach who helps organizations move from resistance to readiness.

With more than two decades of experience in leadership development, communication, and change management, he’s known for blending insight, humor, and heart to create learning that inspires lasting impact.