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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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Resistance to Change. Fear of Temporary Incompetence

Mike Cardus

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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Make Failure and Learning an Objective :: 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. Edgar Schein. During the transition process, you do not feel competent because you have given up the old way and have not yet mastered the new one. Photo Credit.

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Resistance to Change. Fear of Punishment for Incompetence

Mike Cardus

Edgar Schein. Develop a shared language of the change and what "done" looks like; Step 2. Lower learning anxiety by offering coaching, development, informal trainings and almost imperceptible shifts towards the change. Fear invites wrong figures. Bearers of bad news fare badly. Edwards Deming.

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Instead of Making People More Anxious. Make the Learning Easier :: 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. Edgar Schein. Instead of viewing the resistance as an issue it gave me a chance to see how each person and the team as a whole cooperates. Photo Credit.

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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. Edgar Schein. During the transition process, you do not feel competent because you have given up the old way and have not yet mastered the new one. Photo Credit.

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Workplace and Life Advice You Can Use

Leading Blog

Even the best ideas will go nowhere if you don’t anticipate the potential resistance of others. Anticipating resistance can’t be an afterthought. Leaders need to anticipate resistance early in the change or innovation process.”. Schein : “The warning signs are never ‘cultural.’

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