Leading Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2018

We tend to fall back on transactional relationships and rule-based leadership. Edgar Schein and Peter Schein call this Level 1 based leadership. What they advocate in Humble Leadership is moving to and developing an organizational culture based on Level 2 relationships. But it comes at a cost.

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Schein Leadership Cooper Bureaucracy 309

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

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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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 16, 2018

The following is an excerpt from Humble Leadership:The Power of Relationships, Openness and Trust by Ed & Peter Schein. Humble Leadership at all levels will be needed to link workgroups and teams. Humble Leadership involves making that conscious choice in our work lives. Climate change is accelerating.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Edgar Schein. It is helpful to listen, agree and cooperate. Talk to discover slightly different viewpoints for cooperation. Talk to discover slightly different viewpoints for cooperation. It is helpful to listen, agree and cooperate. talk to discover slightly different viewpoints for cooperation.

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Cooper Resistance Schein Team Building 127

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 21, 2013

It was day 1 of an 8 month Exponent Leadership-Development program with 12 people from different areas of the company. The same group of managers who were enthusiastic about management development and applied leadership to the organization, turned from cooperators to resistors in 3 days! Edgar Schein. Photo Credit.

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Resistance Schein Cooper Team Building 147

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Edgar Schein. It is helpful to listen, agree and cooperate. Talk to discover slightly different viewpoints for cooperation. Fear of Temporary Incompetence ’ … I shared some ideas on how to work with resistance to change : Fear of temporary incompetence. Photo Credit. How to work with this? It is NOT helpful to fight and argue.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Edgar Schein. Being observant of how people react to change and constantly looking for how they cooperate will amplify each persons motivation to change. It is helpful to listen, agree and cooperate. Talk to discover slightly different viewpoints for cooperation. Photo Credit. How to work with this? What do you think?

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