Lead Change Blog

APRIL 21, 2020

Many industries that had been resisting allowing team members to work at home have, in a matter of a few days, had to pivot and adapt to this new norm. Effective virtual communication also means that you need to use the appropriate level of energy. Not least of all is that employers have had to trust that team members will do the work.

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Mark Sanborn

JANUARY 13, 2023

Despite facing tremendous challenges and obstacles, Gandhi never wavered in his commitment to non-violent resistance. It illustrates the way in which an unwavering focus on a goal can inspire and motivate others to join in the cause, and ultimately lead to significant change. What is your focus?m.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 14, 2017

Conflict is energy, and can be used in positive or negative ways. economy by about $350 billion a year in lost productivity and wasted energy. It happens by stewarding the energy inherent in conflict to make something positive, even amazing.” Drama is the mismanaging of the energy of conflict. Resourcefulness.

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 29, 2013

A former Google executive- wasn’t Mayer supposed to bring new energy to Yahoo!, Whenever changes are made at work- an employee is given a new task or a new way to do a current task- there will be resistance. It’s human nature to resist new responsibilities or rules. and maybe some of those famous Google perks? Create a vision.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Motivation & Productivity. Now more than ever, we need to invoke peace by practicing three truths of motivation.” Communication.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Samuel Bacharach writes in The Agenda Mover , that leadership is “about your capacity to take your ideas and work them through the maze of resistance, overcome challenges, and put those ideas in place. We have our own motivations and our preferred ways of dealing with change. This framework can help you do that.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 3, 2023

In positions of power, they use fear to “motivate” and manipulate. Wallowers set up destructive magnetic energy fields of negative vibrations. Leaders set up affirmative magnetic energy fields of positive vibrations. Wallowers use punishment, criticism, and threats to shove others toward higher performance.

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Leading with Trust

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

“People don’t resist change; they resist being controlled.”. The truth is most people don’t actually resist change itself. They resist being told to change and forced to go along with it. In reality, they resist being controlled. In reality, they resist being controlled. They resent not having a choice.

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The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 22, 2013

When you are in the change business, you will eventually have to deal with resistance to your ideas, the direction you want to go, the new behaviors you are expecting, and more. Dealing with resistance is a normal part of leadership. If you lead others, you are in the change business. For example, I am very factual and data driven.

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Leading Blog

JULY 19, 2021

Shaking while talking, going silent, or literally fleeing the situation because we’re scared at the first sign of resistance doesn’t help. Finally, Detert writes, “The goal is to have your emotions be the motivation for action, but not the driver of how you behave.”. Managing our emotions makes it easier to focus on others’ responses.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

If you’re struggling to gain traction on a new idea or program, you may be dealing with one of these five sources of resistance. Check yourself first, are your motives in their best interest? You’re out there with the right motives, connecting and doing the right thing, but they’ve been burned before.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The reason is energy leakage. The ones who resist making those decisions – who won’t cannibalize their own hero product or won’t terminate the toxic star employee – tend to be insecure and driven by ego or other impure motives. And time spent prematurely cultivating buy-in and fostering consensus just amounts to energy leakage.

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Great Results Team Building

JUNE 12, 2014

This list of 28 great quotes to inspire and help manage change may be useful to remind yourself and your coworkers of the needs and benefits that motivate successful people to not only welcome it, but to become advocates and champions for progress. People don’t resist change. They resist being changed!”. Leo Tolstoy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2015

New beginnings and fresh starts are sometimes motivated by the desire to grow as a person. Think of bright shiny objects as a source of energy or refreshment, such as the new car smell or getting a new bicycle! How do you lead when you don’t have direct authority? New contributors welcome. – Senec. Follow Michelle.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Furthermore, realizing that you can make a difference and really do something about the situation (by following these steps) can motivate you to keep moving and cope with a bad boss. Resist the temptation to label them as “bad,” or you’ll miss out on the times they have good advice to share. Realize that this, too, shall pass.

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The Empowered Buisness

MAY 6, 2014

It motivated me to learn how the brain works and its impact on our thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Psychologists now understand that willpower is defined by 5 specific characteristics: Delaying gratification and resisting short-term temptations to meet long-term goals. It taught me how to live and realize inspiring work and life.

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Leading Blog

MAY 24, 2011

At the core of drama you will find one of three common elements (if not all three): a lack of clarity, a relationship issue, and/or resistance. What am I resisting? Joe will struggle if that is his motive or intention. So, says Chism, when you experience drama you need to ask yourself three questions: 1. Where am I unclear?

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Being constantly responsive to others’ questions is a huge energy drain, the author said. You’ll come to work with renewed clarity and motivation if you allow yourself to have true downtime. Once he started resisting the urge to check email every ten minutes, the urge became less powerful. Take a Tech Detox.

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Mark Sanborn

JANUARY 11, 2021

Trying takes energy and effort. Few like to struggle, but to understand its importance, remember: resistance builds muscle (physical, mental and spiritual) and can make us stronger. ” To keep going a person needs energy, and that energy is often encouragement from a friend or trusted colleague. Re-energize.

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Change Starts Here

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

As change agents at work, we spend much of our effort on motivating people to change. However, even if someone is motivated to do something differently, they still need to be able to do it. Much of resistance is not a lack of motivation, but being daunted by the task ahead. Help them understand their own resistance.

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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. Find motivation and accountability.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 8, 2020

I like the way Timothy Tobin, author of Peak Leadership Fitness: Elevating Your Leadership Game , put it during our interview : “Leadership is an endurance activity, and to be at your best requires your full and best energy.” If we’re in shape and feeling good, we bring energy and focus to the teams we lead.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 21, 2015

From the moment the objectives were explained, I was motivated. Of all the things that drain the energy and motivation from a team, animosity ranks right up there at the top. I just made up that part about utopia, but if you’re going to aim for something, aim high.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 28, 2015

We have been conditioned to resist change, especially when it requires us to get out of our comfort zone, so it's a tough nut to crack. If you can't motivate people to change, you can't change the organization. It's part of the human condition that, in the face of change, we like things the way they are.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 7, 2015

It''s what keeps us young and happy, if we embrace it rather than resist it. When we find we are resisting change, we need to respect that it is natural to go through a psychological change process as we give up the old and come to either accept or reject the new. Anyway you look at it, change is growth. Be patient.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 12, 2023

Constant e-mails and phone calls bring a sense of urgency and importance that’s tough to resist, not to mention the thrill of instant accomplishment. ” Screen-sucking drains energy and crams our days with urgent but less important tasks. As Ellen McGirt wrote in her Fortune article, “Getting out from under.”

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Change Starts Here

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Much of the focus of change initiatives is on motivating people to change. When people resist change, it may not be that they won’t change, but that they can’t. To engage in the change initiative, people need to have the time and energy to participate. Enabling people to change goes beyond training.

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HR Digest

APRIL 11, 2019

Creating an ownership culture demands employee motivation through trust, empowerment, and recognition, at least. In other words, don’t start the process if you don’t have the energy and zeal to pull through. Your next “don’t” is the resistance. Underestimating the resistance you will encounter is what you don’t want to do.

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The Practical Leader

JANUARY 4, 2023

Why Young People Should Resist Being Cynical About the World. Fear and scare mongering get politicians elected and some bully bosses “motivate” employees, but rarely do these approaches foster innovation and sustainable progress. Finally, Some Good Climate News: The Biggest Wins in Clean Energy in 2022. Good News Network.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The most effective leaders work to create an environment that will stimulate, motivate and develop people—who in turn will bring their best to work. They may believe that calm cultures mean a lack of activity or purpose—that stress and chaos lead to greater drive and energy. Resist micromanagement.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 24, 2012

Find the way you gain energy. Re-energize – As strange as it sounds, I find exercising to be helpful when I need more energy. Resist – Push through the pain and resist the temptation to quit. A celebration may give you the motivation to try again. Rest – Struggles drain us personally.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 31, 2015

Granted, the formation of habits is our brain’s way of reserving our limited reserves of energy and focus for use in critical thinking and decision-making pathways. Unfortunately, as with many mechanisms in the brain, the inclusion of these self-directed motivations in our decision-making process happens sub-consciously.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 9, 2015

Our motivation is marginal. If your motivation for a task or goal is in any way compromised—because you lack the skill, or don’t take the task seriously, or think what you’ve done so far is good enough—don’t take it on. This is the perilous moment when we start to settle for “good enough.”. Why do we settle for “good enough”?

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CO2

JANUARY 10, 2014

The objective should determine the type of meeting: decision-making, informational, creative, or motivational. Who are potential resisters and why? Motivational Meetings. Motivational meetings are designed to gain commitment from a team or group around a change effort. Dialogue is critical. Who will be affected?

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Change Starts Here

AUGUST 6, 2013

Remove doubt about the change by addressing objections, respecting resistance, and reducing risk. Motivate Action. Create the necessary energy for change by giving people a reason to participate. Generate short-term wins to prove the change will work.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 10, 2012

Re-energize – As strange as it sounds, I find exercising to be helpful when I need more energy. Resist – Push through the pain and resist the temptation to quit. A celebration may give you the motivation to try again. You may just need one win to spur you to greater things. Got any others?

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QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

One thing that really struck me was the simplicity of his life and his messages (like the one below): Photo by Tanmay Vora at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad Gandhi was a simple leader who used simple language and lived a simple life – yet he was able to concert energies of an entire nation towards achieving Indian Independence.

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