Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The humorist Dave Barry wrote a column about the heroism of the passengers on United Airlines flight 93 who organized the first resistance to the terrorists and the grief of those who lost loved ones who were passengers or crew on that flight. One piece in particular moved me, although it came from an unlikely source.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 6, 2021

To breathe new life into cooperation and collaboration on your team, take time to connect with people on a personal level and resist the inclination to skip time spent in conversation getting to know the people you are responsible for leading or who are your teammates. Two Simple Practices You Can Use in Virtual Meetings.

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Team Competitive Advantage Organizational Behavior Cooper 349

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 21, 2014

Some people relish change; most resist, consciously or unconsciously. Since its founding in 1935, AA has helped many alcoholics change their attitudes, language and behaviors to resist drinking alcohol despite the extremely unpleasant sensations of withdrawal. By Michael Lee Stallard and Colton Perry. As seen on Fox Business.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 28, 2020

Leaders who may have previously resisted extending the option of remote work to employees out of a concern that it will negatively impact productivity were relieved to see the opposite. Early on, these office-turned-remote workers may have put in longer hours and worked hard to show they were being productive in the changing environment.

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Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

This resistance will make it more difficult to vaccinate such a high percentage of the population. The second factor presents a serious challenge: A sizable number of individuals are skeptical that the recently-developed vaccines are safe so they are either unwilling to get vaccinated at all or they are taking a wait-and-see approach for now.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 17, 2016

And when Napoleon enacted conscription for military duty, the lives of soldiers became so draconian and restrictive that as word spread, it produced “mass resistance of a sustained, endemic character,” according to historian Isser Woloch. The result of this overcontrolling approach was that children fled to Catholic schools.

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Micromanagement Library Learning-by-Doing Resistance 150

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 7, 2010

Schein thinks of people as falling into three groups when it comes to change: collaborators, passives and resisters. .&# I’ve always found Schein’s insights and frameworks to be useful when it comes to understanding and orchestrating organizational change.

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