Lead Change Blog

MARCH 29, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development Do you get distracted? Everyone does. Distractions are everywhere. Social media has made distractions the norm. Distraction. Distraction. Distraction. Distraction. Distraction. Now go home and help yourself to some more distractions. Distractions are dangerous. Distractions are costly.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

People HATE change. They loathe and despise it. They see it, abhor it and team up to fight it. Mind you, not all people, all the time. But certainly most people, much of the time. People rebuke change. People will mock change. … Continue reading → Lead Change Group - Leaders Growing Leaders.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 19, 2011

Recently I gave a presentation titled, “5 Simple Steps to Engage Even Your Most Skeptical Employees In Change, So You Can Create a Strong Foundation for a Positive and Developmental Work Culture&# As I went through it, I myself was struck again by the necessity to understand and consider human nature when we are trying [.].

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Our greatest challenge is always overcoming our own resistance. That resistance often comes in the form of a pain shift: when the pain of the status quo finally outstrips the fear of the change itself – when the status quo becomes unacceptable – that’s when meaningful, lasting change occurs. .

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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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Lead Change Blog

JULY 8, 2019

The laggards resist any form of change for as long as possible—they’d rather do things “ like we used to.” The laggards have a kind of resistance that is persistent and hard to change, often rooted in anxiety and the concomitant need for control. ” Innovators are typically poor ambassadors.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

Facing the reality of strong employee resistance and even turnover, we have seen Google recently backtrack from its plan to force all employees to return back to the office. What about the specific challenges these resistant leaders brought up related to working from home, ranging from burnout to deteriorating culture and so on?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

As individuals and organizations we often continuously push back and resist change; even when we understand that change is an ongoing necessity if we are going to effectively adapt and sustain any form of continued relevance in moving forward into the future. . lack of trust and/or relationship, .

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 29, 2014

Leadership Development Actions Change Character-based Leadership Dreams Inspiration inspire Lead Change Group Origins of Lead Change resistance Vision' Please comment below or click on Mike''s social media links to connect. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 27, 2018

You see many today resisting traditional positional influence. Positional authority is necessary for civilization, even though we may resist. Many can influence our behavior because they have a position. They’re the boss or the president. It is the lowest common denominator in leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 1, 2020

Drawing on his unparalleled experience as an international executive educator and coach, he invites us to understand how our beliefs and environments can trigger negative behaviors or resistance to change.

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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. Resisting the pull of badness feels lonely and is hard. We can resist the forces intent on dividing and conquering by labeling those who think differently as the enemy. Toxic people have—and always will—exist. Or don’t do.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 21, 2016

Struggling to resist checking your phone? Recent research shows that strengthening willpower is the real secret to the kind of self-control that can help you resist temptations and achieve your goals. In a recent study , scientists first drained the willpower of participants through having them resist temptation.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 4, 2019

Instead of rushing in or resisting winter, invest some time to make the most of it. Instead of rushing through winter or resisting its presence, welcome this season’s lessons as a gift. It’s no wonder so many fly south hoping an avoidance strategy is able to whisk away winter’s challenges. Where have you been the past 12 months?

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 3, 2011

Steven Pressfield and Seth Godin call it Resistance. And Resistance is alive in the endless chatter in our heads. The reality is forces exist to malign your leadership to mediocrity. Mediocrity is also what we achieve when we go with what’s popular despite every inch of our soul screaming to go to unexplored, lesser-known paths. [.]

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

Top-down “communicate and delegate” structures tend to view resistance as rebellion, and caution as confrontation. If you get these wrong, bad decisions can result, curtailing performance and likely alienating many staff. Staff needs a place to process, have dialogue, and to engage. Don’t bow to these misinterpretations. The Owner’s Voice.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

If we let it, the resistance of whiners can help us tap into our curiosity and see from a different point of view. The next time a scold speaks out in a meeting, resist the urge to discredit or dismiss his words. Is the benefit for right now or for the future? “I place a high moral value one the way people behave. To reflect.

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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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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

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). Select five colleagues (I suggest your boss, two peers, and two direct reports). Arrange face-to-face meetings (which could be done via Zoom in a remote work setting).

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 27, 2019

The first time I was presented with this concept I was both intrigued and resistant. I was highly resistant and skeptical of this concept the first few times I heard about it. The beauty of this concept is that it will work, whether you believe it will or not. The act of trying produces the result. There is no 50-50 or even 100-100.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 20, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development Remarkable visions and genuine insight are always met with resistance. Seth Godin, Tribes Our world is marked by a pull to the ordinary. Anything exceptional looks different. We claim to applaud the different, but many things, in fact most things we really like the new, but not necessarily different.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 21, 2020

Many industries that had been resisting allowing team members to work at home have, in a matter of a few days, had to pivot and adapt to this new norm. For both team members and employers, there have been challenges to navigate along the way. Not least of all is that employers have had to trust that team members will do the work.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 30, 2018

Many of us are resistant or ambivalent to networking, seeing it as a necessary evil associated with being inauthentic, pretentious, and disingenuous. Naked networking as a metaphor and strategy offers the best of networking, without the common aversion or resistance to networking.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 26, 2021

Resistance – concerns about returning to the workplace. Misalignment – rapidly growing misalignment between employers and employees, the latter who are looking for some form of recompense for all the additional work they have put in over the last 10 months.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 24, 2018

Leaders need to redefine resistance. Suffice to say here, change leaders need to redefine resistance as necessary, often critical engagement. To a person, they all failed to understand, anticipate, and allow for the implementation dip in everyday practice that occurs almost simultaneously with the mention of the word change.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

She presented an interesting perspective on the importance of resisting temptation [.]. Our perspective can change the way we react and the types of results we generate. Jane Perdue (member profile, @thehrgoddess) posted Lead with an open mind over on Smartblog Thursday.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 31, 2019

Stoker, founder and president of DialogueWORKS, LLC, has more than 20 years of experience helping organizations and individual leaders learn how to use clear, direct communication that will convey the message without creating resistance or tension.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 5, 2018

He challenged me to resist the temptation to take on too much, pour too little into each commitment, and become too enthralled with what’s next that I miss the here and now. Resist running around looking for what’s better and next. Unfortunately, jumping from here to there can unintentionally devalue projects and people.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2012

Posted in Leadership Development Why do you have so much resistance to setting “soft skill” goals? If I were to ask you “Do you have your goals to be a better leader (or communicator) clearly defined, written down and measurable?” ” I will probably hear your eyes roll into the back of your head.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 12, 2012

Who can resist the lure of freedom [.]. Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership A small group of us had labored for months on a project to improve morale, performance and slowdown turnover in a particular facility.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 27, 2014

or put off that big project because of the resistance you might encounter? How many times have you surfed the net instead of reviewing that financial report? or hit the snooze button more than once on your alarm clock? The word procrastination comes from Latin: Pro, “in favor of”, and [.]

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

I can’t resist the subtle seduction of bullet points and numbered priorities. Posted in Change Management Self Leadership Workplace Issues I have a confession to make. I’m a list person. There’s something satisfying about charting a course one step at a time and tracking progress with check marks and scribbles.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 19, 2021

If you see a fist representing strength or resistance, you’ll need to shape it slowly through carving, chiseling, and a whole lot of patience (a trait not evidenced by enough leaders these days). If you envision a bear or an eagle, it will become apparent in time…but not too much time, or your frozen block will melt into a puddle.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 17, 2019

Resist that temptation. There will be times in business when the results are great, but it’s because of external factors you have nothing to do with. It’s easy to take credit then, like a rooster taking credit for the dawn. In good times and in bad, hang on to your ego and keep a firm grasp on reality.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 20, 2016

Leaders also know that change can create resistance. They recognize the resistance surfacing when they hear employees speaking of the cultural change effort as something that will pass with time–if they wait long enough it will go away. And they recognize resistance that may be borne in part out of a “fear of the unknown.”

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 7, 2020

Offering observations when clients deflect, hesitate, or show resistance. Bottom-lining the goal they stated they wanted or needed to attain with brief statements about the blocks they believe are getting in the way. Acknowledging a willingness to be coached and progress made in the conversation to reinforce movement and growth.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2017

But what do you do in a context that resists change? As a leader, you recognize that when the pace of internal change lags the pace of change in the external environment. well, it’s not good news. How can a leader initiate and navigate change in a change-averse industry or culture? Launch a “CEO for a Day” forum.

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