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It Is Helpful to Listen, Agree, Cooperate. Discover Different Viewpoints :: Resistance to Change

Mike Cardus

During the transition process, you do not feel competent because you have given up the old way and have not yet mastered the new one. Edgar Schein. I was called back in for an emergency meeting with the managers + their managers + the Human Resources director. Photo Credit. How to work with this? That Worked!

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Instead of Making People More Anxious. Make the Learning Easier :: Resistance to Change

Mike Cardus

During the transition process, you do not feel competent because you have given up the old way and have not yet mastered the new one. Edgar Schein. This proved to be counter-intuitive to the Human Resources person that was working with me. Photo Credit. Once the team and I found what works we kept doing more of that.

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Tackling Problems – How big is your “O”? | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

It is part of a mental process that Edgar Schein refers to as ORJI in his book Process Consultation- Lessons for Managers and Consultants. Typically, when faced with a predicament, the human psyche follows a pattern. Assumptions almost always hinder the process of getting at the true nature of a problem.

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