Lead from Within

MAY 7, 2024

Resistance to Change: Change is inevitable, but unfit leaders may resist it, clinging to outdated practices and processes. This resistance hampers innovation and growth, leaving the organization stuck in a time warp. This practice undermines fairness and demoralizes the rest of the team.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Through a comprehensive evaluation process, executive leadership teams gain a better understanding of their strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. Before embarking on the assessment process, defining what the organization hopes to achieve from the evaluation is crucial.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As an executive coaching professional who works with top executives in the world’s largest companies, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of coaching in shaping effective leaders. Once the assessment phase is complete, the next step in the process is to translate the insights gained into actionable strategies and goals.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It’s a tailored process that helps executives refine their skills, overcome challenges, and reach their full potential. Resisting Feedback: Executive coaching often involves receiving constructive feedback. Resisting or dismissing feedback can impede your growth.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this engaging episode, Dorie Clark gives you unique principles and frameworks to help you reorient yourself, see the big picture, and tap into the power of small changes. The books I mention in this episode are: How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Econom y by Jenny Odell. That’s playing The Long Game.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 11, 2019

This is also why the rational approach doesn’t really work: your arguments elicit resistance , whether spoken out or not. Your first change is your attitude towards resistance. When you see resistance as unwanted and unpleasant, you limit your possibilities. Resistance is a signal for dialog. Don’t push.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

We have to believe that we have the power to create the life we want. In Fast Forward: 5 Power Principles to Create the Life You Want in Just One Year , Wendy Leshgold and Lisa McCarthy say we often feel powerless because we are too focused on the present. Be concise: Being concise is always more powerful.

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Mike Cardus

APRIL 21, 2024

Implementing the Seven Principles for Intentional Culture Change Transforming organizational culture is a complex and crucial process for businesses seeking to adapt to new realities and improve their internal dynamics. Resistance or silence from employees at the front and customer-facing line.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

He quickly pivoted Microsoft from being a company that sold boxed software to a global computing engine that rents out its processing power and online storage to businesses. Doesn’t micromanaging and process smother creativity? Those who resisted—and many did at first—were often given a stern talking-to by Nadella himself.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Repeatable processes and procedures add great value in stable and predictable times. Principles, not process and procedures, provide the overarching guidance in any situation for making the right decisions and taking the best action. Five Paradigm-Shifting Principles. Those are not the times we live in today or likely in the future.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 21, 2015

What’s The Process? The process is simple. The process is the journey we take from where we’re at to where we belong. But we struggle and fight and resist the plans God has for us. We want our way in the process. Stop Getting Lost In The Process. He is powerful. Image via Creative Commons.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 16, 2023

WHAT: Charting the Course – Present The Process With the destination defined, the journey requires a detailed map. WHO: Cultivating Belief – Win Their Hearts & Minds Change, by its very nature, rouses resistance as it unsettles established norms and perceived security.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 1, 2024

Ignoring these advancements may leave your organization struggling to keep up with competitors who harness the power of AI to enhance their operations, customer experiences, and overall competitiveness. Leaders should proactively explore how AI can augment their operations, leading to more efficient processes and improved outcomes.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Too many parameters have changed, people’s mindsets and behaviours have changed, our business processes and systems have changed, and in many cases, our entire product offering has changed and adapted to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients. . As much as people talk about things returning to normal, in my opinion, they never will.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The truth is that bringing on a new board director can be powerful and transformative because they will reshape the composition of the board, bring new skills to the boardroom, and has the potential to contribute diverse insights that pull the organization’s future forward. How Do You Recruit a Board of Directors?

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Resistance to Change: In a rapidly changing business environment, adaptability is paramount. If your organization exhibits resistance to change, clinging to outdated practices and processes, it’s a sign that your culture may need a reset. A revitalized culture rekindles the passion and commitment of your team members.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Board Chair Coaching: A Catalyst for Organizational Growth As a firm that works with top executives in some of the world’s largest companies, we have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of board chair coaching in driving organizational growth. One of the main challenges is resistance to change.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Effective Strategies for Implementing Board Advisor Coaching Board advisor coaching is a critical component of the leadership development process in organizations. Regular feedback and progress assessments should be incorporated into the coaching process to track the executive’s growth and ensure alignment with the desired outcomes.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 23, 2023

Denise uses the power of persuasion to make people want to. Joel uses position power to make people have to. Joel tries to overpower resistance to change with facts and force. Engage frontline service providers in a systematic process of identifying changing customer expectations against your organization’s performance.

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Great Results Team Building

AUGUST 10, 2022

Even when leaders see the need and benefits of changing a process or a platform, the entire team must ultimately buy-in and make a commitment to adapt if the changes are to have a lasting and positive impact on productivity and results. That resistance to change is often the result of people who have become un-coachable.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Resist the temptation to argue against or rebut any feedback you receive. A process may be working to some extent but could benefit from minor changes. Explain that you’d like to use the “Stop, Start, Continue” framework to ensure that the conversation is helpful to both of you. Listen carefully.

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Lead from Within

MAY 30, 2024

This isolation can make it easier for them to exert control over your decision-making process. Lead From Within: Resist the allure of manipulation and uphold your commitment to making sound, rational decisions for the benefit of your team and organization. #1 Using Fear and Threats: Fear is a potent manipulation tool.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 9, 2022

Of course any new processes and structures come with their own set of problems. Resist telling your team “This is how it’s going to be.” Most people resist change. Even in the best of times, the shifts and changes of that evolution often take a toll on people. I cannot overstate the importance of empathy. Communicate constantly.

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Mike Cardus

AUGUST 9, 2013

Resistance to Change and Learning Anxiety. Management must be OK with the team changing the steps, as long as the change goal is met you cannot micromanage the process. The district managers operated under a control and command system and asking them to switch to coaching & feedback was met with great resistance.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Often used by people within positions of power within organizations, these clichés support control, group cohesion, or an agenda. Trust the process.” Reasons for employing these clichés: Maintaining Control: Ensuring a grip on organizational processes and decisions. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” It’s a company secret.”

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Corruptible : Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us by Brian Klaas. Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? If you were suddenly thrust into a position of power, would you be able to resist the temptation to line your pockets or seek revenge against your enemies? Are tyrants made or born?

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

His new book, Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments , takes you through his research and best practices to show how to experiment and test before acting. Both revolutions were about the potential of new experimentation tools, processes, and cultures and what companies should do to unlock their power.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 25, 2014

After years of leading change I’ve discovered some things about the process. One of those discoveries is that change will face resistance. There is something in all of us that initially resists change we didn’t initiate. And, I’ve discovered the absolute most common reason change is resisted. All change.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Through one-on-one coaching sessions, executives can explore their strengths and weaknesses, develop powerful leadership skills, and ultimately achieve their full potential as leaders. By actively engaging in this process, executives can overcome blind spots, gain fresh insights, and develop new strategies for success.

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Leading with Trust

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

“People don’t resist change; they resist being controlled.”. The truth is most people don’t actually resist change itself. They resist being told to change and forced to go along with it. In reality, they resist being controlled. In reality, they resist being controlled. They resent not having a choice.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Too many lead for the sake of position and power and what that entitles them to. Gruenfeld reminds us that we have more power than we think no matter where we are in life. When traditional approaches are inadequate or resisted, advanced leadership skills are essential. Other people’s agenda becomes our narrative. Blog Post ).

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Leading Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

Should you process risk? They can be useful as to where you’ll find resistance. But once you realize that we all hold those kinds of secrets inside, their power over you diminishes.” For those of us that have always heard, “Always have a Plan B,” burning the boats may sound reckless. Absolutely. You’ll always have detractors.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 2, 2012

Eisenhower completed the long overdue process of desegregating the armed forces. Eisenhower deployed the 101st Airborne to break the resistance to integration of Central High School in Little Rock. The Power of Vision. His ennobling vision, evidenced in the civil rights and space examples, created its own power.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

As a leader, it’s important to anticipate resistance and have a plan to address it. Solution: Communicate the reasons for the change and its benefits clearly, involve employees in the change process, and provide support to help them adjust.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As an organizational system grows complex, it hardens through processes, beliefs, mindsets, legacy decisions and culture. However, most change in complex organizations is implemented with a short-term focus on results. Let’s do this differently and we get that.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 18, 2020

You want people to stretch their limits, but your conversations meant to help them often fall flat or backfire, creating more resistance than growth. It is possible the person you need to talk to will be angry, resentful, or just shut down; but you don’t have to leave feeling upset or inadequate.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

How can you design a successful, sustainable innovation process?—his his first response was to break the spell of the current model with a memo articulating a new way to think about the problem at hand and a more powerful and effective way to successfully overcome it. The higher the stakes, the more you need that power and presence.

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