Lead Change Blog

MARCH 5, 2020

This fast-paced world needs humble, open-minded influencers who resist hasty conclusions and refuse to write off input. This powerful question can help when plans fall through, people misstep, and acts of God redirect events. Choosing curiosity won’t kill you, your team, or your work in this world—but closing yourself off to it will.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Lower resistance to change. When you are leading a team, the more you collaborate with your team, and let them collaborate with others – during the planning process and before the final decisions are made. Let people participate in brainstorming. People will resist the change. A sense of ownership and empowerment.

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leaderCommunicator

JUNE 3, 2014

We’ve all been to the classic planning meeting, at a conference or in an executive’s office, to think through a compelling issue or crisis at an organization. While such planning sessions can be great exercises for employee teams, they have clear limitations. The cloud-based tool was developed by Codigital , a U.K.-based

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

All change is resisted. Let me say this again – ALL CHANGE IS RESISTED. People are resisting for a number of reasons – anger, fear, uneasiness, uncomfortableness. When you have to make changes or implement your vision, invite key, trusted people into the room and brainstorm the best way to approach it.

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The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

This individual ability to solve problems, applied in a team environment, can become a weakness as the new leader pushes strongly for a solution that others resist. This is the brainstorming and creative stage. Related Posts How to Plan a Wedding Reception in Seven Days. That approach rarely worked for me. Share this on Plaxo.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 12, 2017

Lower resistance to change. When you are leading a team, the more you collaborate with your team, and let them collaborate with others – during the planning process and before the final decisions are made – the more cooperation you’ll receive from your team during the implementation process. Less petty arguments.

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Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 17, 2016

It is to inform, brainstorm, plan, persuade, decide, etc.? Resist the urge to take phone calls or check emails). These best practices can help your meeting stand out, whether you are an organizer, presenter or participant – both for in-person and multi-site. Before the Meeting. Identify the desired outcome.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2013

That’s OK in the beginning when you’re trying to earn a reputation, but part of acting like a big business is resisting the temptation to under sell yourself. Initiating informal conversations during off-peak hours is also part of your game plan. It’s not by lowering your pricing or throwing in extra products or services.

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CO2

JANUARY 10, 2014

Planning meetings (both short- and long-term) fall under the category of decision-making meetings. Long-term planning should happen once a year and include customer and employee surveys, second-party research, and a very deliberate process that identifies the organization’s key strengths, opportunities, weaknesses, and threats.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Michael Cardus presents Planning; Nothing Magical Just Your Work posted at Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership Blog , saying, “Within all parts of your work YOUR knowledge and thinking must be part of the plan. A plan is a judgment about the best way to go about achieving an intended goal.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Michael Cardus presents Planning; Nothing Magical Just Your Work posted at Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership Blog , saying, "Within all parts of your work YOUR knowledge and thinking must be part of the plan. A plan is a judgment about the best way to go about achieving an intended goal.".

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Strategy Driven

JULY 16, 2015

Take ownership and use these tips to guide you in finding creative solutions when others are trapped by paranoia, resistance, drama and disempowering paradigms. Use this question to open your mind and brainstorm multiple alternatives. Be ready for this resistance by identifying potential 'Yeah, buts' ahead of time.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

All change is resisted. Let me say this again – ALL CHANGE IS RESISTED. People are resisting for a number of reasons – anger, fear, uneasiness, uncomfortableness. When you have to make changes or implement your vision, invite key, trusted people into the room and brainstorm the best way to approach it.

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Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

You hide details and the parameters to consider while brainstorming the solution gets limited. You meet with your coach to discuss/brainstorm/debate on the issue. It is where the rubber meets the road and all the resistance comes against you in full force. Rarely do you get any results because you have a plan.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 21, 2017

They called themselves the “The Alamosa Fab 5” – a disgruntled and disillusioned clique that had banded together to resist their perceived injustices from the “corporate” suits. Hold up, change in plan”. I quickly gathered my leadership team together and laid out my plan to distribute the wristbands.

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Change Starts Here

JANUARY 8, 2013

Next, the project team identified potential sources of resistance and other obstacles that might prevent the organization from making the desired transitions. Later in the workshop, the team brainstormed ways they could influence the transitions. How could they ensure service continuity?

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 10, 2010

Resist using the reply-all function. How Employees Approach Problem Solving Entrepreneur magazines March 2009 issue published this insightful advice about how different types of employees like to tackle problem solving: GEN Y Employees -- Form a team to brainstorm a solution. Whenever possible, communicate by phone or face-to-face.

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Anese Cavanaugh

APRIL 18, 2009

Make a plan. Nothing breeds greater clarity and a sigh of relief like actually making a plan. Whatever your current situation is – what’s your plan? Brainstorm solutions. Notice if you resist this one. What are you really resisting? How can you be more helpful to them? Work with your team.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

Yet each staff meeting should have a clear purpose: discuss a strategic issue, share information on business development activities, brainstorm on how to seize an opportunity or address a challenge, or to discuss options and make a decision. Preparing for such a large meeting requires some forethought and serious planning.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2011

Uncertainty is one of the primary reasons that people resist change. Opening the brainstorming faucet washes away some uncertainty. Big companies have equally big planning departments, undoubtedly spewing out data files of alternative scenarios, but average workers and ordinary people can play, too. Let ideas flow.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

” Scott Edinger, the founder of Edinger Consulting Group and the author of The Hidden Leader , says that the resistance to sales stems from an “antiquated idea that selling is pushing people to buy something they don’t want, don’t need, or can’t afford.” Plan and practice. “Be empathetic.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

Leaders should resist the urge to ambush the delta member and instead, follow a four-step approach: Reassess and, if necessary, reassign the roles. Charlan Nemeth and her colleagues coached some teams to follow debate rules, while other teams followed brainstorming rules or did not have any particular rules. What are the work tasks?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

The increased use of external talent creates suspicion and generates concern and even resistance from internal employees, who worry about issues including: Is this the beginning of a reduction in force? Will I be replaced? Will my job be eliminated as a full-time position?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Instead of rationalizing why the behavior is something not worth performing, actively brainstorm all the reasons why it is worth performing. Tip 2: Construct a Plan That’s Unique to Your Situation. Taking a leap without a plan is bold, but unwise. But for others it’s not. That’s the power of customization.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2011

At the first meeting the team brainstormed ways to drive up sales, but before moving ahead decided to collect data about current sales and survey sales managers and customers. Several years ago I worked with a project team charged with increasing sales to its large corporate customers.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

” At the very least, resist your impulse to be the first to grumble about the noise, says Burkus. Everyone needs a place at work where it’s possible to “think, write, and brainstorm free of distractions,” says Dillon. Try to embrace the positive benefits of an open office plan. Align team expectations.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2014

Or hire strangers on the internet to plan your spouse’s big birthday party? For instance, she hired temporary assistants on Fancy Hands to plan her husband’s recent birthday party. Would you pay someone in the Philippines to answer your email for you — even your personal messages? Part of living?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2014

The new composites have higher insulation properties, are more resistant to the elements and, after substantial R&D, can cost much less to manufacture than conventional building materials. For example, some of the innovative fuselage material in a Boeing Dreamliner could also be used to make wall panels or roofs for houses.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

As a result of these factors, previous “experiments” had typically been meticulously planned, and executed at extremely high levels of quality. Planning for the event had just started, and it would take place in 30 days. Keeping the creativity going.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Even a seemingly bulletproof marketing plan that worked in the past is now yielding crickets. Your problem-solving instincts may tell you that she’d better start brainstorming and making a detailed spreadsheet with a step-by-step plan. What should she do?

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