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> [In fact, people themselves are responsible for making the status quo so resistant to change. We are trapped by our own behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-argyris/in-fact-people-themselves-are-responsible-for-making-the-status-quo/)

[Chris Argyris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-argyris/)

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## More by Chris Argyris

> [Most people define learning too narrowly as mere 'problem-solving', so they focus on identifying and correcting errors in the external environment. Solving problems is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-argyris/most-people-define-learning-too-narrowly-as-mere-problem-solving-so/)

[Chris Argyris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-argyris/)

> [Smart people don't learn... because they have too much invested in proving what they know and avoiding being seen as not knowing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-argyris/smart-people-don-t-learn-because-they-have-too-much-invested-in/)

[Chris Argyris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-argyris/)

> [One must treat theory-in-use as both a psychological certainty and an intellectual hypothesis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-argyris/one-must-treat-theory-in-use-as-both-a-psychological-certainty-and-an/)

[Chris Argyris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-argyris/)

> [In fact, people themselves are responsible for making the status quo so resistant to change. We are trapped by our own behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-argyris/in-fact-people-themselves-are-responsible-for-making-the-status-quo/)

[Chris Argyris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-argyris/)

> [Managers who are skilled communicators may also be good at covering up real problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-argyris/managers-who-are-skilled-communicators-may-also-be-good-at-covering/)

[Chris Argyris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-argyris/)

> [Individual learning is a necessary but insufficient condition for organizational learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-argyris/individual-learning-is-a-necessary-but-insufficient-condition-for/)

[Chris Argyris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-argyris/)

> [Success in the marketplace increasingly depends on learning. Yet most people don't know how to learn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-argyris/success-in-the-marketplace-increasingly-depends-on-learning-yet-most/)

[Chris Argyris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-argyris/)

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