Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 31, 2021

Even if you’re a rock star human-centered leader, doing all the right things to encourage micro-innovation and problem solving, it’s also likely that you have a few team members who still have best practices and ideas they’re holding back. For example: “This is the third time we’ve had this conversation.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Leaders face an array of complex challenges, from navigating organizational change to driving innovation and performance. Many leaders have risen through the ranks using tried and tested methods, but these approaches may no longer be practical in an environment that thrives on innovation and flexibility.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 26, 2021

The pole absorbs some of the car’s velocity, rather than resist it. The pole breaks cleanly and falls over rather than resisting the impact until it snaps and goes spinning off into traffic or someone’s living room. For example, “I noticed that this didn’t happen. Resist the urge. Do we have the conversation?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

By investing in coaching your board chair, your organization can unlock the full potential of its leadership team, paving the way for innovation, collaboration, and sustainable growth. One of the main challenges is resistance to change. Board chair coaching is crucial in building an organization’s continuous improvement culture.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 18, 2020

How to Ignite Innovation. Innovation is one subject that each and every one of us should study because its powerful force is available to us if we know how to tap it. It’s no surprise that Tamara Ghandour’s book interested me because I read all I can about innovation and creativity. Everyone is Innovative . so read on.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 21, 2013

If you are asked to learn a new skill, for example work to improve your skills at management, the fear that your peers may see you as temporarily incompetent causes you to reject the change outright. Following my own advice of seeing resistance as a gift and a chance to determine how to cooperate, here are some lessons learned.

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Mike Cardus

APRIL 21, 2024

Provide platforms for sharing feedback and innovations. Resistance or silence from employees at the front and customer-facing line. Use stories and examples to illustrate the connection between values and actions. How to notice when not going well: Persistent resistance or backlash from marginalized groups.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

For example, something as simple as “hold regular one-on-one meetings,” can be open to a wide range of interpretations. As your team is growing resist the urge to solve problems FOR them and teach them how to think. Build an infrastructure for courage and innovation. What does “regular” mean? What happens in those one-on-ones?

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

One manager said “ Sometimes you have to make an example of someone to show people that the change you want is going to happen.”. Photo Credit. The managers nodded. I was frightened And asked, “ That may be a good technique. I’m worried about those that stay and the message you send when you cut the persons head off in public.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Live by Example and Inspire Others to Do the Same by @FrankSonnenberg. E-commerce innovation in 2021 will look like what was projected for 2025 by @ValaAfshar | ZDNet. E-commerce innovation in 2021 will look like what was projected for 2025 by @ValaAfshar | ZDNet.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Innovation is perhaps the most used word in corporate boardrooms today. Big companies have all the required resources, but also a lot of red-tape and resistance to change. Moreover, innovation is not as simple as having fresh ideas and executing them well. Also, innovation doesn’t always mean a flashy new idea.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2023

Let’s look at one more common example of a values clash: “work-life balance” and “we do what it takes.” For example, a manager’s bonus depends on the number of units shipped, regardless of units returned. And you’d never get the innovations without having a discussion about the conflicts. This isn’t just talk.

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CO2

JANUARY 18, 2024

Let’s delve into some of these Bad Characteristics of a Leader, backed by research and real-world examples, and explore how executive coaching can be a transformative tool in mitigating these flaws. Inflexibility stifles innovation and can lead to a stagnant organizational culture.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Common examples include: “It’s just the way things are done here.” “If Although these clichés might serve short-term management objectives, they often hinder long-term innovation, suppress employee morale, and foster a culture of compliance over mutual growth. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” We’ve always done it this way.”

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LDRLB

APRIL 10, 2014

But look and the most innovative leaders and companies and you’ll see that they continually engage customers to help them reinvent their offerings and their organizations. A different bank, for example, recently created an incubator where early-stage ideas could be seen and worked on by employees only. And they do so strategically.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

“Previous theories point to demographics and ideology as to why managers resist diversity initiatives. A prime example of this is Marc Benioff, who famously denied the existence of inequality at Salesforce due to its exceptional culture. It’s like a NIMBY, or ‘not in my backyard,’ bias.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 24, 2021

” -Steve de Shazer ‘The Death of Resistance’ Change and the metaphors you use will impact how you see and navigate change. For example: change as grief or death – will set you up to focus on change as a loss, and that will reinforce that change is something to be feared or fret over. How will others notice?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

These conversations can guide us toward more effective approaches to things and innovative solutions. Present observations in an unbiased manner — supported by information or examples — to ensure that the feedback remains constructive rather than subjective criticism. Objectivity is key.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 24, 2014

Example after example demonstrate how often off-beat “why” questions were at the foundation of many innovations. Because, whereas people are more likely to ignore or challenge you when you come at them with answers, they almost can’t resist advising or helping you to answer a great question. Creativity & Innovation'

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Offer specific examples and tips. 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.”. Workplace Practices.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 20, 2017

To help you get started, let me share a few examples of times a leader needs to be strategic with their decision. The issue is subject to resistance. Those are just a few examples. Here are four times the leader must think strategically: The outcome is uncertain. There are certainly many others.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 16, 2024

Let me give some examples. But removing hard lines around people promotes their individual creativity and encourages innovation for the team. As needs change, the team can quickly adapt without a ton of push back and resistance. Some things are actually what I refer to as “ fuzzy ” on a healthy team. Indistinct.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 14, 2023

Here’s another common example of this kind of value clash. So those are examples of clashes in between the values. 04:18 For example, a manager’s bonus depends on the number of units shipped regardless of units returned. You’ll never get those innovations if you don’t have the discussions.

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Leading Blog

MAY 15, 2019

Consider, for example, all the other concepts that courage connects to in workplace settings. Innovation takes courage because it requires creating ideas that are ground-breaking and tradition-defying; great ideas always start out as blasphemy! TRUST Courage involves resisting the temptation to control other people.

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Mike Cardus

AUGUST 9, 2013

Resistance to Change and Learning Anxiety. Example – I did this with a team of Machinists. Example – Working with a large Coffee and Bake Shop franchise headquarters wanting the district managers to use Coaching & Feedback as opposed to authority and demands with the franchise owners. Photo Credit. Involve the team.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Consider, for example, the life of a Bible character by the name of Joseph. Some say he’s in many ways an Old Testament example of Christ – not sinless, as Christ was, but certainly a God-fearing man. Innovation Joseph devised an ingenious plan to save the nations from desolation.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 14, 2021

Learning how the most innovative leaders step back and see the big picture, assess the underlying issue, and then approach the solutions in a systemic, realistic way helped me see things in an entirely new way. Unorthodox thinking is required throughout the innovation process.”. That finding has stuck with me.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

For example, executive coaching is often likened to general business coaching, which is an incorrect and potentially dangerous comparison to make. For example, one study found that leadership skills learned through public pedagogy had the most effective and consistent results.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 16, 2017

In fact, I contend, almost every innovation or breakthrough comes because of a constraint, forcing you to think in different ways. Truth be told, the balloon animals all looked alike but how can you resist a darling now-six year-old who proclaims she is “self-taught”. Time to re-frame. Like the three young girls I met last weekend.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 5, 2021

For example: “What’s one thing we do that really frustrates our customers (and what can we do about it)?” Where are we most likely to meet resistance? It’s specific in that the focus is narrow, you’re just thinking and talking about one area to improve. How would we make it happen? E- Engaging. A- Actions.

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Talent Anarchy 1

AUGUST 26, 2023

People and businesses will always need to move goods and passengers, making this industry resistant to economic downturns. In fact, it’s at the forefront of innovation. Autonomous vehicles, electric cars, and advanced tracking systems are just a few examples of how technology is transforming transportation.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Bad leadership is often characterized by a rigid adherence to outdated methods or resistance to innovation. Bad leadership styles can create ripples across a team, stifling innovation, eroding trust, and hampering performance. Lack of Adaptability : The inability to adapt to change or consider new ideas can be detrimental.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 22, 2018

What seems like resistance is often fear of the unknown. They resist the new way because they’re afraid of losing competency, status, control, relationships, turf, meaning, and/or identity. This fear mires them in resistance. For example, let’s say you’re implementing a new software system. His feelings are justified.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It introduces examples from around the world to illustrate these possible choices, and how these regional approaches influence the local economy, security, and society of those areas. This results in a relaxed regulatory environment around the world, alongside high levels of innovation and the consumer-led emergence of new business models.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

We know the Resistance Loop. I argue that it works way better than the resistance loop and the results are greater for everyone. Here is an example of a team that thought the same thing. Plus be able to, with clear and concrete examples, share what happened and what you would like to have happen again with this person.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Resist the urge to label and box your talent and move on. The more people you have thinking strategically, even at the frontlines, the more innovative and dynamic your company will be. Managers can learn to be more strategic through understanding, exposure and challenge. It’s a win-win. How Help a Manager Become More Strategic.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I break down the archetypes of naysayers in the corporate setting that stymie innovation – for example, the Withholders who deny praise in order to destabilize rising stars, especially those who are wired to be pleasers. Innovation needs time to achieve escape velocity and build up enough momentum to withstand forces of resistance.

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