Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 22, 2014

If they’re smart, a leader who fails to make the right connections might see that they’re heading for disaster when they become overwhelmed and unable to accomplish what they need to or when there is persistent resistance to change. However if you listen more deeply you may find that they are interesting and diverse.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 10, 2020

Although many mentoring pairs resist having a structured mentoring relationship, we have found that they find the structure to be freeing because they don’t have to wonder what to do or say every time. My last corporate job was leading Diversity and Inclusion for a retail company. Talk about mentoring and its power to build bridges.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2011

Masters of Loyalty explores how professional salespeople can move customers beyond being merely satisfied to true loyalty such that they have stopped shopping and are highly resistant to competitors’ appeals.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 28, 2014

Leading organizations and teams to respond using the best tactical approach will determine if the organization can really deploy the needed projected force with the ability to move freely by means of sufficient sustainability for prolonged operations. The imperative here relates directly to the scope of the Strategic Context.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Responses to it range from reluctance to resistance and finally acceptance. To obtain functional benefits, like access to lucrative relationships and coalitions, women and ethnic minorities should engage in political tactics — even if there is no guarantee of success. What would this environment look like?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

But excessive complexity can undermine thoughtful execution as much as a failure to specify tactics. Businesses can be equally complex: a diversity initiative, for example, might include some compulsory training, but if this triggers sentiments of resistance and skepticism, it can be self-defeating.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2011

We have never had a consistent language" to describe the phenomenon, observed Ed Gadsden, Chief Diversity Officer at Pfizer. The majority of unsponsored men (67%) and women (70%) resist confronting their boss about a raise; with a sponsor in their corner, nearly half of men and 38% of women summon the courage to negotiate.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2015

Diversity of opinion is when one or more people offer a different way to view the situation. When it comes to team rebellion, dissent, or diversity of opinion, we tend to reject what’s happening and become resistant, thereby escalating the negative emotional contagion rather than resolving or calming it.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

They seldom express dissent, diversity of opinion, or frustration. It can also manifest in resistance — both covert (procrastination or stubbornness) and overt (sarcasm or gossip). If you realize you are conflict avoidant, you will need to shift your own mindset before implementing the tactics below.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

He had recently commented on a discussion on GHDonline.org regarding critical gaps in the diagnosis and treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis. In health care, we thought, they could be a rapid, practical means for diverse professionals to share insights and tactics.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2013

That incident was the genesis of his concept of non-violent resistance. The more diverse audiences you can reach, the broader your influence will be. When you''re considering going public with an idea, it''s hard to resist focusing on the tactics — like social media or speaking engagements — first.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2016

This includes introducing community policing; training officers in de-escalation skills and the use of non-lethal tactics; increasing the diversity of departments; improving data collection and public transparency; and enhancing the screening of police recruits. So why have most police departments failed to embrace these reforms?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2017

In short, these types of tactical errors come down to failing to understand the context of the call, meeting, or discussion that you are in. If these situations sound familiar, what is it that went wrong? When you cultivate and invest in broad strategic relationships, it helps you avoid getting caught up in day-to-day minutiae.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

Effective movement makers are extremely good at building coalitions, bridging disparate groups to form a larger and more diverse network that shares a common purpose. Movement makers are experts at creating or identifying spaces within which movement members can craft strategy and discuss tactics. Harness networks.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2011

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Yet, out of fear, they fight, resist and are combative toward change and to those who are change agents. Diversity is a concept that encompasses ideas, cultures, philosophies and behaviors. Changing times require new perspectives. by Hank Moore.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 3, 2012

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Branch 4: Training for diversity, team building, professional education and development, motivational and executive development-mentoring. Upholding traditions does not necessarily mean that one vehemently resists change. by Hank Moore.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Step 1: Anticipate Resistance. “Think outside the box” has become a ubiquitous directive, aimed at spurring off-the-beaten-path strategies, tactics, and viewpoints, whether related to products, operations, or marketing. The second step is to reconcile publicly stated resistance to your idea with its true, hidden motivation.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Most workplaces face constant imperatives for change—from trivial-seeming matters such as installing new office printers to major ones such as implementing new policies to support diversity. The question of how to drive change, though, is perennially vexing. ” Are You the Best Messenger?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2013

When people actually believe that balance benefits their business, resistance to targets diminishes. What worked: Strategic framing : The more HBS framed their change initiative as a culture change for effective leadership and business performance, not as ‘diversity’ or a ‘women’s’ initiative,’ the more effective they were.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Conflict allows the team to come to terms with difficult situations, to synthesize diverse perspectives, and to make sure solutions are well thought-out. Instead, a useful tactic is to ask about hypothetical situations and to get them imagining. Diversity of thinking on a team is the source of innovation and growth.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Any sales force consists of different people and personalities, embedded customer relationships, and diverse capabilities across a portfolio of talent. Innovate through experimentation. Like most important things in business, much of this is easy to say and hard to do.

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