Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Jacobs provides an instructive example from his family life: When we put our kids to bed at night, we’d ask them the same question many parents do: How was your day? I learned, for example, to turn my internal chatter to my advantage by reframing negative thoughts as useful data rather than objective reality.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2024

Managing change in the workplace is no easy task considering the innumerable ways a company has to keep adapting to shifting circumstances. The best change management strategies are often the ones that are adopted through a consensus at the organization, where all those affected also benefit, or at the least supported by, the change.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

In a recent HBR article, Robert Kabacoff shares his research of 60,000 managers in 40 countries. Managers can learn to be more strategic through understanding, exposure and challenge. Resist the urge to label and box your talent and move on. Instead invest in your highly talent managers and teach them the art of strategy.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 10, 2019

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. why with thousands of years of amassed leadership experience change management isn’t easier. Additional Information. About the Author.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Phone rings, “Mike this is Kathy several of our managers have concerns about the first field assignment and we need to meet”. 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! Until the following week.

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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. It’s an efficient information management tool. Managers confusing the two is why most organizations are drowning in information while thirsting for communication.

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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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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. What does that mean for your managers and front-line employees? As your team is growing resist the urge to solve problems FOR them and teach them how to think. What does “regular” mean?

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Mike Cardus

APRIL 21, 2024

Encourage managers at all levels to facilitate change, not just dictate it. Resistance or silence from employees at the front and customer-facing line. Misalignment between the perceptions of management and employees. Use stories and examples to illustrate the connection between values and actions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Another time, we were working with an organization’s managers and having them rate the leadership behavior where they felt the most need to improve. As the managers moved around the room and sorted themselves into groups based on their perceived needs, we asked the senior executive which behavior he would choose. “Oh,

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Research from Rutgers University suggests that these efforts may have unintended consequences, however, as managers who do strongly identify with their organization are less likely to back any diversity initiatives as they believe that inequality is unlikely to exist. It’s like a NIMBY, or ‘not in my backyard,’ bias.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 13, 2015

It was a hard-core, poster-child example of weak expectations, exacerbated by low-reinforcement and no consequences. Back then, I was a gen-Xer trying to manage gen-Xers (I even had to take a course on managing gen-Xers before I could move into management). I recall telling the trainer I was a DIFFERENT kind of gen-Xer.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 7, 2023

When co-workers, managers, and their subordinates lose respect for one another, it negatively impacts their work and the work of the people around them. Some organizations respond with well-meaning exhortations to “just get along,” or they encourage private chats with human resources or senior management.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

When people are confronted with problems, a lot of times you get one or two reactions from managers. When people are confronted with problems, a lot of times you get one or two reactions from managers. I want to give you a quick example when we talk about solving the right problems. We’ve got a problem. How do you respond?

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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.”. The managers nodded. The managers nodded…. If you want change to happen you must increase trust in management, the systems and organization to support the person as they go through the change.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Another significant challenge for executives is managing organizational complexity. Through these real-life examples, we can gain valuable insights into the transformative journeys of top-level executives and how coaching played a pivotal role in their success.

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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. Ask your managers about the conflicts they see. These visible examples send the message that you really mean it.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Resist the Allure of a Quick Fix. Manage Risk. You have to manage the heat. Change requires loss, and we don’t like that. Reorder Values. When progress stalls, there could be a values clash that you are not aware of. Avoid band-aides. You Need More than Authority (Leadership from the many, not the few.)

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Great Results Team Building

AUGUST 10, 2022

That resistance to change is often the result of people who have become un-coachable. They resist and complain… because when we feel pushed in a direction – without being given proper understanding of why – we often push back. That willingness is seldom inspired by command-and-control management.

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Mike Cardus

AUGUST 9, 2013

Resistance to Change and Learning Anxiety. Example – I did this with a team of Machinists. Management must be OK with the team changing the steps, as long as the change goal is met you cannot micromanage the process. In management meetings we asked for what worked and what needed to be changed. Photo Credit.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2019

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. Episode 35 – Making Change Work: If Decisions Are Always Rational, Why Are Changees Resisting? About the Author.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Thought-full Thursday: Starting From What Is » Resistance and Change – A Personal Experience September 22nd, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus This is a more personal post than I usually write. The biggest challenge I experienced was that of letting go of my own resistance to accepting that I had something to learn.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Leading through a layoff is one of the most unnerving challenges you can face as a manager. And, I had lost some of my best managers- – many of who had become close friends. We managed to sustain momentum, but it wasn’t easy. Your team will need extra time and space to process their feelings. Our Own The U.G.L.Y.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

It all operates effortlessly until we attempt to drive a behavior that runs counter to our beliefs – and then we get resistance as our system attempts to maintain balance. New Year’s resolutions seek behavior change with no accompanying belief change, potentially causing their own resistance. Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail.

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Change Starts Here

MAY 8, 2012

Change gets stuck when the organization finds a way to resist it and keep things the way they are. Surprisingly, the very people who implement change frequently do things that allow the organization to resist. Change agents do the following things that make their change initiative resistible.

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CoachStation

MAY 19, 2020

This has been triggered by the recent Covid-19 environment, improvements in technology, recognised cost-savings and manager/employee attitudes. Remote management adds significantly to the requirement for effective leadership. This influences how managers operate and continue to develop new skills within the modern work environment.

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CEO Blog

JANUARY 23, 2012

I read a neat little book by Harvard Business Review that is just called Management Tips. It is divided into 3 sections - Managing Yourself, Managing Your Team and Managing Your Business. An example: " Be Confident But Not Really Sure. But resist the urge to stick to your decision. It is tough.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Your manager wants to give you some performance feedback and wraps it up in so much blah, blah, blah that you aren’t really sure what the message is or what you’re supposed to do with it. If you’re a manager (or a coach for that matter) delivering tough feedback is sometimes part of the job. We’ve all been there.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 5, 2021

However, we all know that no manager is perfect, and sometimes this communication breaks down. If you’re unsure of the strategic priorities, ask your manager with an approach like this. And, the sad truth is that many managers think they ARE asking because they have an open door. Which is great, but not enough. A- Actions.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

In my new book, Mission-Critical Leadership: How Smart Managers Lead Well in All Directions , I suggest using a 360-degree approach to obtain this feedback. Stay open and resist the urge to become defensive (take a deep breath and remind yourself that this conversation will help make you a better leader).

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Talent Anarchy 1

AUGUST 15, 2017

Running an organization requires the management of certain functions. Take financial management, for example—no one gets a pass on that. So let’s stop treating culture management like it’s optional or something you’ll do when you can find the time. And you won’t get real understanding from an engagement survey, either.

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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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CoachStation

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

One of the biggest challenges for any manager or leader is the relationship they have with their team members. Managing people and teams is challenging, there is no doubt. Understanding why people do what they do and behave in certain ways can reduce the challenge and assist in managing situations as they arise.

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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. Often there are underlying reasons that leaders or managers don’t fully embrace the new value. The conflict between the two is obvious. If you spend more time on quality, you go slower.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

Badness is hard to resist , especially contagious when those in charge are the toxic ones. As the weeks and months under his leadership passed, more and more of the management team became infected with James’s toxicity. Resisting the pull of badness feels lonely and is hard. Be the example and encourage others to stay good, too.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2020

Do you want to be a better manager to your team? These tips will help you master management and be just that. The best managers are ones who encourage suggestions and are even open to constructive criticism; employees could easily have an idea that hadn’t even entered into your head. Be The Example Your Staff Need.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 29, 2020

When you describe what you are looking for, you can use the feelings and expressions of resistance and cooperation to highlight or spotlight progress steps to control and see patterns. ” Think about a challenge or problem you’re currently working with using both examples. It can be anything. I’m not your therapist.

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