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Resistance to Change is Cooperation for Improvement

Mike Cardus

While working, you perceive change on a continuum from cooperation and learning — to resistance and a pain in the ass. . Change happens, and the cooperation/resistance is what you learn from and look for to co-construct what makes change work to improve the organization’s and your viability in the market. .

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Consultants: Resistance Is Futile

N2Growth Blog

Resistance is Futile”, pretty much sums it up. At this point she stopped listening to Scott and those familiar words popped into her head, Resistance is Futile. Scott expected nothing short of full cooperation from Susan and her team. NIH’s top leadership did neither. He would see her at kickoff later that day.

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Resistance / Cooperation with Teams and Leadership Arises Through Perception

Mike Cardus

If a manager chooses to see the employees’ behavior as resistance, then their attempts to cooperate cannot be seen, since each view precludes the other; if a manager is looking for cooperative behavior, then they will be unable to see resistance. Resistance Loop. Cooperation Loop. What do you think?

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It Is Helpful to Listen, Agree, Cooperate. Discover Different Viewpoints :: Resistance to Change

Mike Cardus

In ‘ Resistance to Change. Fear of Temporary Incompetence ’ … I shared some ideas on how to work with resistance to change : Fear of temporary incompetence. It is helpful to listen, agree and cooperate. Talk to discover slightly different viewpoints for cooperation. It is helpful to listen, agree and cooperate.

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How to Encourage Cooperation on the Team You Lead

Ron Edmondson

Leader, do you want to encourage cooperation on the team you lead? All leaders want their teams to cooperate. How do great leaders encourage cooperation? I can help you encourage cooperation on your team with one quick tip. Collaboration leads to Cooperation. Cooperation rocks in organizational health!

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Cooperation and Outward Spiraling Success Loops

Mike Cardus

We know the Resistance Loop. For that loop to exist the Cooperation Loop must also exist. The cooperation loop is a mindset of working to find cooperation …any size large and small and develop practice of building from that cooperation. Seems like we have some cooperation. We created cooperation work teams.

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Resistance and Inward Spiraling Doom Loops

Mike Cardus

Sitting with 20 managers in a Communication and Collaboration Workshop discussing Cooperation and Resistance Loops. We spent too much time on the Resistance Loops or as I call it: Inward Spiraling Doom Loops of Asphyxiation. As opposed to being the outcast who sees the supposed-enemy as a possible-cooperator.