N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2011

Moving the goal posts by arbitrarily raising and lowering expectations creates confusion, and is often an intellectually dishonest exercise. Resist making verbal commitments : Most misunderstandings occur as a result of improper interpretation of oral communications.

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Leadership Commitment Competitive Advantage Resistance 411

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It’s about creating a pathway for new hires to understand, adapt, and align with the company’s ethos, vision, and operational methodologies. Customization ensures that the software feels like a natural extension of your organization’s operations, rather than a one-size-fits-all solution.

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Software Efficiency Process Training 52

Strategy Driven

MARCH 12, 2020

BPD is important for endless reasons including; Proper Alignment of Operations with Business Strategy: To change or modify the business strategy usually requires improving multiple operations being performed by different people involved in a business. Augments Operational Effectiveness: ?

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Process Document BPR Six Sigma 66

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 9, 2012

While I might be familiar with the goals and challenges we’ll have to address, the team itself has changed as more than half of the members are both new to the team and new to the process of governing an educational institution. Rather, your goal should be to empower everyone at the table to be full contributors and participants.

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Team Delegation Teamwork Open-book 270

Leading with Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2022

We all know we need to take time away from work but we often resist. They add a marketing department instead of outsourcing specific expertise or making sure they have strong operational processes in place. As leaders we tend to be very goal-oriented—we want to get our project to the finish line. Creativity/Inspiration.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 97

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Overcome Resistance. Author Steven Pressfield, in his book The War of Art, writes that anytime we attempt to take initiative, launch a new project, or attempt anything good for ourselves or for the world around us, we face a common enemy. He names this enemy resistance, and calls it “the most toxic force on the planet.”.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

When it finally came to my attention, I realized right away that large-scale, controlled experimentation would revolutionize the way all companies operate their businesses and how managers make decisions. Why do many business leaders resist it? The employee was forbidden to work on the project. ” -Stefan Thomke.

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Power Kahneman Open-book Learning-by-Doing 95

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

I stated that I wasn’t interested in his projects and needed to end the call. If you resist, they will go on to the next warm body. I’ve learned the hard way the value of prioritizing time and focusing on the people and projects that matter. I suggested that they turn their attentions elsewhere.

Strategy 95

Strategy Budgeting Risk Management Strategic Planning 95

Management Craft

MAY 19, 2014

I am working on a project to create coaching training for folks inside organizations - the training will be geared towards leaders, HR folks, and anyone else who wants to learn how to be an effective coach for others. When we take in what the learner is saying and resist the urge to mentally practice our responses while he or she is talking.

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Management Active Listening Resistance Training 82

Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

The right culture makes it easy for employees to create the connections needed to foster collaboration and unite teams as they work toward common goals. The culture required to drive a strategy of innovation is different from the culture required to develop efficiency or operational excellence. Authenticity matters a great deal.

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How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 111

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

And for those that do succeed, many don’t achieve the goals of the original vision. In our work of leading change in higher education and teaching students and executives about the change management process, we’ve gained a deep understanding of why resistance happens and what leaders can do to overcome it.

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Resistance Efficiency Planning Goal 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

In fact, if you take a close look at the data, it’s amazing how bad many of us in business are at utilizing our time and staying focused on our goals. The consequence is we tend to focus on short term outcomes and lose sight of larger goals and objectives. But as it turns out, being busy doesn’t necessarily equate to being effective.

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Productivity Products Strategy Covey 50

Strategy Driven

MAY 13, 2011

Let’s say you have to brief the boss on the status of a project. This process will help you make it obvious to the boss that you’re on top of the project. Don’t begin by describing what you’re doing toward completion of the project. If the boss isn’t clear on the project’s purpose, describe its goal.

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Kaplan Audience Chief Executive Officer Seminar 68

You're Not the Boss of Me

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Today’s leaders must be experts in change management in order to guide their teams towards organizational goals. In fact, some employees actively resist it. Would you like to inspire your employees to embrace new initiatives and work toward common goals? Unfortunately, not everyone embraces change.

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Objective Goal Training Resistance 57

Management Craft

MAY 19, 2014

I am working on a project to create coaching training for folks inside organizations - the training will be geared towards leaders, HR folks, and anyone else who wants to learn how to be an effective coach for others. When we take in what the learner is saying and resist the urge to mentally practice our responses while he or she is talking.

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Management Active Listening Resistance Training 40

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The reason why the original draft of their development plans sometimes focus on a big project they want to complete and not their personal behavior or character was becoming clear. On the other hand, it’s so much easier, and less scary, to imagine successfully completing that big old project or getting that coveted promotion.

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Leadership Self-aware Executive Coaching Blog 179

Terry Starbucker

MAY 21, 2017

It’s one of my favorite chapters from my “More Human” book manuscript, a project that has yet to fully see the light of day (and that’s another blog post in and of itself, but I’ll save it for another time). I had a goal in mind. “I I had visited with this often surly group several times before.

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Succession Leadership Commitment Travel 253

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Learn about the future economy project. Levine talked with HBR about her firm’s sustainability efforts as part of the Future Economy Project, an HBR initiative that shares real-world lessons on sustainability leadership. On average, those projects generated enough financial savings to pay back the loan in just three years.

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

Evolutionary psychology also rightly points out that leaders and followers can often have quite different goals and agendas. It is very important for leaders wanting to create Self-Starters to articulate a clear vision, values and set of goals for their teams, as this type operates by seeking forgiveness rather than permission.

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Even when the overall aim is stability, often there are still change goals: to reduce variability, cut costs, reduce the time required, or reduce turnover, for example. Each innovation brings lessons that inform ongoing operations. And then it’s easy for people to become resistant to change.

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Management Kaplan Short-term Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Many so-called strategies are in fact goals. “We want to be the number one or number two in all the markets in which we operate” is one of those. For example, consider “We want to increase operational efficiency; we will target Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and we will divest business X.”

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Strategy Bottom-up Balanced Scorecard Resistance 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Proactive employees do more than they are supposed to, are good at realizing ideas, and work to overcome resistance to change. They are essential for suggesting, developing, and sustaining innovative new projects and for helping companies stay competitive. Companies need proactive employees. But being proactive at work involves risk.

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Middle Management Management Performance Review Project 8

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

The lesson is about viewing the organization as a system, resisting the urge to blame some people and see others as heroes, giving those working on a process the tools (quality tools and the relevant education and training ) and management freedom to learn and improve those processes. is a model I believe in.

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Deming Health Care System Cost 28

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Over the last few years we’ve been increasingly interested in the impact of a leader’s preference for speed versus a “slow and steady” mode of operation. Perhaps leaders worry that their organizations cannot move faster if their employees operate slowly. Set stretch goals and maintain high standards.

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Quality Objective Goal Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

How has Coca-Cola integrated these CSR principles into your operations? Restructuring a company to focus on sustainability doesn’t happen overnight, so how long did it take to get everyone on board and how did you deal with any resistance to change? Because of this importance, we didn’t really experience any resistance.

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CEO Supply Chain Operations Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2012

But how do we deal with colleagues who exhibit the same behavior — who insist on working alone and resist help from others? To streamline this input, she asked her head of operations to simplify the weekly "data pack" that went to her and her unit heads. Just like the three-year-old, he wanted to do this assignment on his own.

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Operations Analysis Comparison Guidelines 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2017

While her goal was to increase her political savvy, she also expressed interest in delving into the root of the issue, namely her proclivities to defer to authority and shy away from the spotlight. Through coaching, she learned to project a powerful demeanor that was genuine and compelling.

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Execution 360-Degree Feedback Executive Coaching Sample 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2017

Based on this cross-case analysis, we found that operational safety and data security are decisive factors in getting people to trust technology. And since negative events are more visible than positive events, operational safety alone is not sufficient for building trust.

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Technology Transportation Influence Resistance 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Before starting any new data analysis initiative, ask: Is the goal to help improve business performance? Cultural resistance can also become a bigger obstacle than anticipated. Gartner estimates D&A projects falter 60% of the time. Jumpstart process and cost efficiency? Drive strategy and accelerate change? All of the above?

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Organization How To Supply Chain Technology 8

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

I resisted the temptation to make it a “quiz” where a certain number of yeses totaled up to give you a red, yellow, or green light. Operating a small business is not unlike owning a really old house: things break a lot, and you need to fix them, over and over and over. We tend to project onto others our way of seeing the world.

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Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 256

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

Hiring my trainer made all the difference, and pretty soon I was reaping the rewards of resistance training again. Which leads me to this conclusion; one of the healthiest habits you can operate in is healthy thinking! I have found that with self-awareness comes clarity about my goals and vision for my life. Michael Hyatt.

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Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Clinical and administrative staff often view their work as a vocation as much as a profession, and they are historically suspicious of senior administrators and resistant to strategic agendas. I talked with clinical, administrative, and operational staff where they worked and asked them to tell me more.

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Health Care How To Operations Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

Despite billions of dollars invested in big data and analytics, the simple truth is that most projects and programs fail to meet expectations. The findings show that fewer than half of analytics programs met initial return-on-investment (ROI) goals. This vulnerability frequently compels traditionalists to resist analytics.

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CEO Competitive Advantage ROI CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

Innovation demands new behaviors from leaders and employees that are often antithetical to corporate cultures, which are historically focused on operational excellence and efficiency. The goal was to demonstrate this idea in action, not talk about it. Look for the places where the movement faces resistance and experiences friction.

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Company Agility Innovation Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

So, for instance while one person might think teammate Mary is a star project manager, another teammate might think she's just okay, and a third that she's quite weak. People who recognize this gap may bow to power when necessary but still resist a superior's advice if they think he is not truly knowledgeable. Why is this a problem?

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Skills Project Team Consensus 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

For example, before performing every operation the surgical team should conduct a “time-out” 100% of the time to ensure that everyone agrees that they are operating on the correct patient and are performing the correct procedure on the right site and that any questions or concerns that any team member might have are addressed.

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Health Care Benchmarking Process Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The men and women who choose this path have diverse expertise and job responsibilities: marketing, leadership development, communications, operations, new business development, purchasing. An increasing number of mission-driven, innovative professionals are finding they can't resist this opportunity. Some are recent graduates.

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Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8