N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Navigating through the labyrinth of modern-day challenges mandates a fortified echelon of executive leaders, poised not just to react but to steer organizations toward enduring success proactively. Overcoming Resistance: A Stepping Stone to Coaching Adoption Driving the adoption of coaching programs often encounters resistance.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

The Case Against Long CEO Tenures In the corporate world, longevity in a leadership role is often seen as a sign of stability and success. Over time, however, they may become entrenched in their ways, leading to a lack of innovation and agility. One risk of a long CEO tenure is the potential for performance to plateau.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 2, 2020

“Resistance to change” frustrates many managers. Change management programs aim to overcome that resistance. Like the Rottweiler, embracing or resisting change has a lot to do with how much control we have. Like the Rottweiler, embracing or resisting change has a lot to do with how much control we have.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

What we were taught in high school science, F = MA , force = mass times acceleration, also describes the physics of innovation. The laws of innovation may be an entirely different application than Newton intended, but tracking through on the metaphor yields pragmatic tips for innovators.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 22, 2024

Critical thinking is essential amidst societal divisiveness, emphasizing the need for innovative problem-solving. Success lies in adapting skills that differentiate humans from technology: critical thinking, emotional connection, and specialized trade jobs.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A thriving corporate culture is the bedrock of an organization’s success, influencing everything from employee engagement to business outcomes. Decline in Employee Engagement: Engaged employees are the driving force behind a successful organization. However, even the most robust cultures can benefit from a periodic reset.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 3, 2024

Successful CEOs understand that a happy and engaged workforce is essential for long-term success. Ignoring Innovation: CEOs who resist innovation and technological advancements can quickly fall behind their competitors. Successful CEOs remain agile and open to new strategies and ideas.

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Mike Cardus

MAY 21, 2023

Persuasion skills: The ability to effectively persuade and influence stakeholders is essential, particularly when faced with resistance or political challenges. Using language or data that resonates with key individuals can help overcome resistance and facilitate a win-win-win outcome.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The board chair plays a crucial role in shaping the strategic direction of an organization and ensuring its long-term success. 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.

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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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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

With the pressures and challenges that executives face, it is essential to have a cohesive and high-performing team that can effectively navigate complex business environments and drive organizational success.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Niccolò Machiavelli on resistance to change: “It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new system. George Steele and Paul Kircher on innovation: “Picture a man in charge of weapons for a medieval king. Bergin (1947) II.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Guest post by Kris Oestergaard: Today, every business is looking to find ways to streamline its innovative abilities. Those successful in establishing a culture of innovation have addressed their organization’s “immune systems.” Organizational leaders need to address all three in order to transform into innovation champions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 26, 2021

Celebrate Successful Recovery. 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. Resist the urge. Know Where Breakdowns Will Happen. Model Recovery.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 27, 2023

However, to ensure a successful EOS implementation, organizations need to have effective strategies in place. In this blog, we will explore 11 strategies that can help organizations achieve a successful EOS implementation and unlock their full potential.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

I N THE AGE of digitization, businesses face a critical imperative: to adapt and embrace innovation or risk being left behind in a rapidly evolving world. This force is called creative destruction, which is the process where innovation and technology advancements are reshaping industries and business models.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 13, 2019

To be successful it should be. It requires a plan that transforms change management into an ongoing priority for your organization. As I’ve stated in the other change management articles on LaunchStreet, change management should be more than just a point-in-time exercise.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 13, 2015

It’s often the biggest barrier to innovation, causing a major halt to project momentum and success. The post Remarkable TV: Overcoming the “We Don’t Have the Money” Resistance appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. But what if I told you there was a way around this?

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Lead from Within

MARCH 1, 2024

AI is at the forefront of this evolution, driving innovation and reshaping industries. AI Will Inevitably Become an Organizational Norm: The third insight emphasizes that AI will inevitably become an integral part of every organization, whether we resist it or not. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 9, 2022

For organizations to be successful they must always be evolving. Resist telling your team “This is how it’s going to be.” Most people resist change. Show that continued success requires constant evolution. Change the message of exhaustion into one of energy—the energy that fuels innovation and success.

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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

Following my own advice of seeing resistance as a gift and a chance to determine how to cooperate, here are some lessons learned. What resistance to change do you experience? What works to limit some of this resistance? How to work with this? Going to write more about each of these. It is NOT helpful to fight and argue.

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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. This principle emphasizes the need to understand how power relationships and identity politics influence the acceptance and resistance to change. Continued dominance of top-down decision-making.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Creative problem-solving is an important but often-overlooked element of success. Creativity drives innovation and increases efficiency. Private, supportive feedback fosters better performance and a desire to overcome challenges instead of resistance and defensiveness. Solving problems creatively. Accepting feedback.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 24, 2013

In ‘ Resistance to Change. Fear of Temporary Incompetence ’ … I shared some ideas on how to work with resistance to change : Fear of temporary incompetence. Instead of viewing the resistance as an issue it gave me a chance to see how each person and the team as a whole cooperates. Edgar Schein. Photo Credit.

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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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Leading Blog

MARCH 26, 2020

All of us are bombarded with increasing waves of data and sensory inputs, and whether we realize it or not, we have become increasingly resistant. Source: The Prepared Mind of a Leader : Eight Skills Leaders Use to Innovate, Make Decisions, and Solve Problems. Source: How To Be Successful. * * *.

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CO2

JANUARY 18, 2024

This rigidity manifests in a resistance to new ideas, a reluctance to adapt to changing circumstances, and an inability to tailor leadership styles to diverse team needs. Inflexibility stifles innovation and can lead to a stagnant organizational culture. This overbearing approach hampers innovation and employee growth.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Here are a selection of tweets from December 2020 that you don't want to miss: A Decade of Ideas for New Year Success by @Mark_Sanborn. E-commerce innovation in 2021 will look like what was projected for 2025 by @ValaAfshar | ZDNet. Paradoxical Coaching - When Clients Resist by Anne Perschel @bizshrink. by @ScottEblin.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Few organizations have the appetite for change found at Facebook, Google, Amazon, and other innovative firms. But what do you do in a context that resists change? Form an innovation team. The company website shares the full story of how this team delivered the new fighter jet and sparked an innovative culture at Lockheed Martin.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 14, 2020

Guest post from Sean Pillot de Chenecey : Innovation, on which any organisation is so reliant, is about to become more dynamic and challenging than ever. Major action is needed, with businesses in every industry, including the ever-widening area of innovation, having crucial roles to play.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 20, 2014

He outlines essential steps for successful change among leaders. If we ask others to change without changing something about ourselves, success is unlikely. Brian Sooy of Lead Change Group offers Positive Communication Leads to a Culture of Innovation. Overcoming Resistance to Change. Start with these 5 steps.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2023

Define Success If culture is “people like us, do things like this,” then “what do people like us do when there is a conflict between quality and speed?” What does success look like ? Often, these “how can we” conversations that combine two seemingly opposing values lead to innovations and business process improvements.

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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. 5 people shared stories and successes and how they navigated getting work done. It was good…we had some resistance stories and mainly cooperation stories. We created cooperation work teams.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Bacharach : A stuck organization is one that might meet conventional measures of success but it is not necessarily thriving. It cannot quite reach that next level of innovation. Pragmatic leaders have to be innovators. Often, the default reaction is resistance. Guest post by Samuel B.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 20, 2018

The myopic organization is characterized by an addiction to their past successes and behaviors as a result they find it difficult to make adjustments. In other words, they must be able to read the signals and take action to bring those innovations to life. Leaders who are innovators take steps to move an idea to germination.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

If you want to scale your leadership, you’ll want to ensure that employees at every level understand what success looks like in their role, but also the daily behaviors needed to make it happen. As your team is growing resist the urge to solve problems FOR them and teach them how to think.

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