QAspire

JULY 18, 2012

I think to be creative, you have to resist taking the easy path. You have to resist common truths, and you have to take certain risk. If you think “I want to be famous” or “I want to make a lot of money,” my sense is that you don’t go into most creative jobs. David Halberstam. Taking Risks. Daniel Libeskind.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Beating distractions and resistance by engaging in activities that are immersive for me and add value – to the self as well as the outer world. External conditions may not always be in our control but how we respond to them, learn from those experiences and adapt to create value is in our control.

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Simon Workshop Storytelling Learning-by-Doing 122

QAspire

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Excessively focusing on errors can lead to feeling of blame, fatigue and resistance. One team was shown the video of all their mistakes and the other team was shown the video of their good performances. Both teams improved, but the team that focused on positive improved twice as much. You get more of what you focus on. - – - – -.

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QAspire

MAY 27, 2012

Discipline beats resistance we encounter while attempting difficult stuff. It is the same pain (or our perception thereof) that breeds resistance and we try to escape from that pain. Religiously. Systematically. Thoughtfully. Pain makes us stronger. The first time you do any asana/posture, pain is inevitable.

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Workshop Handbook Short-term Resistance 189

QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2021

May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.” – Rainer Maria Rilke Beating distractions and resistance by engaging in activities that are immersive for me and add value – to the self as well as the outer world.

Simon 91

Simon Workshop Storytelling Learning-by-Doing 91

QAspire

APRIL 14, 2016

Any change in a positive direction means channeling collective energy of people, overcoming resistance, building consensus and involving others – none of which is possible without some leadership. Without any leadership, things still change but often, in a southwards direction.

Leadership 70

Leadership Consensus Resistance Energy 70

QAspire

OCTOBER 17, 2016

People naturally resist change, especially when it’s imposed on them. Last week, I saw an insightful TED talk by Jim Hemerling where he outlined 5 ways to lead in an era of constant changes. He says, Let’s acknowledge that change is hard.

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Short-term Crisis Long-term Resistance 70

QAspire

JULY 27, 2016

When we are focused on defending, minimizing our exposure to anxiety, complying and cruising along the path of minimum resistance, we can hardly create anything meaningful. We fight it out to an extent that the only thing we really do is defend our ground.

Resistance 70

Resistance Reference Creativity Team 70

QAspire

MAY 2, 2012

They avoid confrontations and often resist change. If he delayed it by one week, why should I walk the extra mile and complete it on time? People in meetings try to protect their forts and drive meeting through their egos. End result? Things don’t move and progress stalls.

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Team Middle Management Project Resistance 184

QAspire

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

3) The improvement is resisted because it’s being forced on people who had no involvement in designing it. This organizational behavior has several key consequences: 1) The people doing the work become numb order-takers versus engaged problem solvers. 2) The improvement is often merely a “change,” not true improvement.

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Kaizen Organizational Behavior Resistance Creativity 187

QAspire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

If people would only realize that PRESSURE creates RESISTANCE, how much more pleasantly, justly and successfully, differences could be resolved. Finally, one goldfish in exasperation concluded the argument with this pertinent question, “So. if there isn’t a God, who changes the water?”

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Class Education Participative Power 100

QAspire

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Big companies have all the required resources, but also a lot of red-tape and resistance to change. Start ups are organized around a brand new idea but they often stumble when it comes to execution.

Innovation 97

Innovation Deming Agility Resistance 97

QAspire

MARCH 15, 2016

At other times, though, we want leaders who see themselves objectively, who resist the pull of their own charisma, who doubt the story they’ve been rewarded for telling. “If If a man who thinks he is a king is mad,” Jacques Lacan wrote, “a king who thinks he is a king is no less so.”

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Quality Charisma Resistance Politics 70

QAspire

MARCH 31, 2016

When you overcome resistance to start, execute and most importantly, finish what you start. Art isn’t just about doing fancy stuff or indulging into painting, dancing etc. Your work becomes art when it changes others for better. When your ideas and insights change the conversations.

Godin 70

Godin Resistance Learning-by-Doing Review 70

QAspire

APRIL 17, 2016

In an organizational and team context, being able to coach people means helping them overcome their own resistance, get unstuck and move forward in the direction of their goals. Great coaching is at the heart of meaningful accomplishments. Great coaching catalyzes great results.

Books 70

Books Handbook Mentor Resistance 70

QAspire

MARCH 13, 2011

With this understanding, managing resistance becomes a little easier. There is a lot to improve, but focus on improvements that have direct impact in value delivered to the organization/customers. Understand People because effective change implementation is not possible without understanding how people operate.

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Efficiency Process Resistance Training 140

QAspire

DECEMBER 22, 2014

I had so many reasons to resist this change, and yet, I just went in head first. Taking up a senior leadership role at a large financial services product company was a leap of faith in many ways. It required me to move to a different city (with family) and experience a completely new culture/people. Change is gross.

Learning-by-Doing 117

Learning-by-Doing Career Agility Resistance 117

QAspire

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

It is a commitment to overcome the first hurdle – our own resistance. Sometimes, simplifying our lives is just about making things binary – either we do it completely with the whole heart in it or not at all. A commitment to do , adapt and learn. I am keen to see what lessons does this journey manifest! - – - – -.

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Commitment Power Learning-by-Doing Creativity 70

QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

I couldn’t resist myself thinking about simplicity in a business setting and wondering, “ how many leaders can really do this? Leaders frame complex strategies, use heavy weight terminologies to describe their plans, set up complex processes and use a lot of jargons when communicating for a change.

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Leadership Directory Blog Quality 160

QAspire

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Because change is hard and most of the times, we are resistant to change. Many people I know want to quit smoking. We have a lot of “wishes” on improvement, but we often fail to take some real actions. Not only because it pulls us out of our comfort zone, but also because when we initiate a change, we don’t see the end results very clearly.

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Directory Quality Blog Bottom-up 132

QAspire

OCTOBER 28, 2015

All I had to do was go with the flow rather than resisting it. Everything that I have learned so far (personally as well as professionally), I have learned because I was drawn towards it. And the great thing is – when you learn out of joy, you will never feel like you did a lot of “hard work” to learn. Learning then becomes a way of life.

Learning-by-Doing 70

Learning-by-Doing Energy Handbook Library 70

QAspire

JULY 4, 2010

Resist conducting unscheduled meetings when they are not needed. This is the final part of this series which is compiled to form a handy and portable summary “ 25 Things Managers & Leaders Should NEVER Do ” ( Download PDF ) If you are a supervisor, manager or a leader at any level, you should NEVER: Conduct long and unscheduled meetings.

Management 156

Management Project Delegation Directory 156

QAspire

APRIL 1, 2015

They have the assertiveness to drive outcomes and the ability to overcome adversity and resistance. Gallup finds that great managers have the following talents: They motivate every single employee to take action and engage employees with a compelling mission and vision. They create a culture of clear accountability.

Management 70

Management Motivation Resistance Politics 70

QAspire

MAY 31, 2015

Managing resistance – Critical thinking isn’t easy and doesn’t come to everyone naturally. CT hence lags behind – Tanaz H Mulla. A4 Over reliance on best practices and past experiences without aligning them to current context can be a major roadblock. – Tanmay Vora. – Tanmay Vora.

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TRIZ Diversity Learning-by-Doing Skills 70

QAspire

JANUARY 5, 2011

People don’t resist change, but how you try to change them. In most cases, people want to change things for better, and they want to comply. Leaders just have to show them the reason why they should change. Once that buy in comes in, people use process as a tool to be more effective/creative.

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Compliance Process Bottom-up Blog 139