Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Clichés such as ‘We’ve always done it this way’ stem from a historical resistance to change. Quick, Impactful Actions against Stagnation In environments resistant to change, swift, targeted actions can create ripples that lead to significant transformation. Gather Intelligence to Understand and Overcome Barriers Information is power.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Make a list of each employee’s top skills and use this information when assigning work, so that most of the time, employees are operating from their strengths. Ask themselves, “What am I weak at, and who among my employees can best cover for my weaknesses?”. Help employees feel appreciated for everything they are good at.

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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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Leading with Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Diversity, Language & Miscommunication. Diversity is a wonderful thing, says Diana Peterson-More. Data abounds supporting the bottom-line and societal benefits of diverse groups whether as boards of directors, mock juries or product developers. We all know we need to take time away from work but we often resist.

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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.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 22, 2019

Previous research has explored whether people become more tolerant of diversity when they’re more exposed to different races and nationalities, with the findings mixed, with some suggesting that indeed does occur, whilst others suggesting people feel threatened and therefore resist increases in migration. Diverse teams.

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Talent Anarchy 1

AUGUST 26, 2023

People and businesses will always need to move goods and passengers, making this industry resistant to economic downturns. Even during challenging times, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, essential transportation services remained operational, highlighting the industry’s resilience.

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HR Digest

MAY 15, 2024

This involves aligning the TNA with the company’s strategic priorities, such as improving financial performance, enhancing operational efficiency, or expanding into new markets. Focus group discussions with a diverse group of employees can also provide a deeper understanding of the organization’s training requirements.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 18, 2015

As he spins his story of adventure and liberation, the caged rabbits resist with concerns for their security. They operate more as a partnership—a confederation of equals with different skills and talents but a shared calling and a collective zeal to see it through. Champion Diversity. Leadership as a Force.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 22, 2014

If they’re smart, a leader who fails to make the right connections might see that they’re heading for disaster when they become overwhelmed and unable to accomplish what they need to or when there is persistent resistance to change. However if you listen more deeply you may find that they are interesting and diverse.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 18, 2020

Innovation isn’t about fitting everyone into one process, it’s about tapping the power of diversity on the team.” Diversity in thinking leads to more inquiry, challenging of one another, and different perspectives.” Innovation isn’t about fitting everyone into one process, it’s about tapping the power of diversity on the team.

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HR Digest

JULY 5, 2020

Diversity and equal opportunity are a compulsory part of any company’s human resource plan. But there are still some occupations that are typically male-dominated, not due to any resistance but because of traditional bias, or just the hardships involved or the sheer human power needed to operate. Construction industry.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 11, 2017

Resisting multi-tasking is an everyday challenge. He has a diverse background covering sales, operations, marketing, and product management. It communicates that only a fraction of our time and attention is being devoted to a task. Multi-tasking and time slicing are, in fact, one and the same. Don’t give in.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

Economic advantages are created when you surround yourself with the advice, counsel and co-operation of a group of reliable people who are willing to lend wholehearted support, collaborate and promote your cause. You need a diversity of people who will present great information to you and challenge you with others.

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Change Starts Here

JUNE 6, 2013

Plowing forward without consideration of the changes people have to go through leads to resistance, delays, and added costs. Jobs that focus on process improvement, such as industrial engineers, Six Sigma Black Belts, and operations managers, are usually redesigning people’s jobs. Process Improvement.

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Change Starts Here

APRIL 24, 2012

It’s easy to get stuck, wondering why what you’re doing isn’t working, lamenting all the resistance you face, and not knowing for sure what to do next. Organizations, initiatives, and even change agents are too diverse for that. Pinpoint the underlying causes of resistance and determine how to reduce or eliminate them.

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The Empowered Buisness

JULY 7, 2014

has your company spread itself thin with too many organizational changes, initiatives or diverse priorities? Are there competitors driving price resistance? However, foveal vision also creates serious tunnel vision to big picture strategic issues and the ever-changing environment in which it operates. The truth is …. Here’s why.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Always operate with self-awareness and integrity. Resist taking over conversation or trying to immediately solve the issue. Celebrate diversity. Diversity is D ifferent I ndividuals V aluing E ach other R egardless of S kin and I ntellect, T alent, or Y ears. Eliminate ambiguity. Ambiguity is the enemy of trust.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

DECEMBER 7, 2013

It holds more tension and requires us to listen to each other and communicate on a variety of levels through diverse means. He describes it as “ co-operation on steroids ”, an apt description, I think. Randy Nelson, Dean of Pixar University made reference to this in a keynote speech he made about collaboration.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

AUGUST 6, 2011

It holds more tension and requires us to listen to each other and communicate on a variety of levels through diverse means. He describes it as “ co-operation on steroids ”, an apt description, I think. Randy Nelson, Dean of Pixar University made reference to this in a keynote speech he made about collaboration. Make Others Look Good.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2018

Resistance to disruptive, technology-driven change is not unusual. Specifically, many people resist AI because of the hype surrounding it, its lack of transparency, their fear of losing control over their work, and the way it disrupts familiar work patterns. Disruption of plans. Initial tests demonstrated unprecedented results.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2012

Over the last decade, HR at IBM took a number of steps to help drive operational improvement: Delivered the new skills IBM needed at the front lines. There was lots of resistance. diversity' tends to be programs and policies around ethnic identity and gender. In China, or Brazil, diversity is defined differently.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

But business and the economy have been more resistant to change: there are still relatively few women in leadership roles, and a troublesome gap in pay persists. Encouragingly, in FY14 71% of gender-balanced groups saw positive operating profit during the last three consecutive years, versus 60% for others.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 30, 2010

This video speaks to the culture that is prevalent in more workplaces than any of us would like to admit, workplaces that operate on the basis of positional power with an undercurrent of fear. Ignoring it, or paying lip service to it, creates unwanted resistance that gets in the way of healthy productivity and long-term sustainability.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

The data provocateurs I’ve worked with form a diverse lot: scientists, HR specialists, people at the lowest management levels, division presidents, relative newcomers, and seasoned veterans. So she reached out to Stephanie Fetchen, head of operations, who plotted monthly errors on a control chart. That required measurement.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2015

Therefore, the ability to manage operation and the capacity to inspire employees is no longer enough. Starting his career as a trainee at 7-11, he worked his way quickly through the ranks, gaining a reputation for operational excellence. To do that, he would need to integrate operations at a scale no one had thought possible.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The company’s more than 80 operating subsidiaries have complete independence and minimal oversight from headquarters, which requires little else besides regular financial statements and the return of excess cash that is not needed to sustain and grow the business. A long-term investment horizon improves operating performance.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 28, 2014

Whether you are an emerging leader with a small team or an experienced leader responsible for directing the daily operations of a multinational organization, these seven CEO success tips will allow you to glean insight into your marathon by looking at the roadmap to help you win the race without fail. Follow me on Twitter @SkippersBiz.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

The vision outlines the essential principles that will guide the company’s detailed strategic planning, organizational design, operational priorities, and performance goals.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

But to strategists focused on the big picture, this seems like resistance: “Don’t they see the brilliance of the strategy?” ” So they get defensive and begin working on overcoming the “resistance.” Furthermore, the evidence suggests that diversity will actually improve the quality of the strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

People resist and become anxious. “Resistance to our plans would surface.” ” In fact, psychology and experience tells us, the reverse is true: A lack of genuine, reciprocal interaction and the feeling of imposed change increases employees’ anxiety and resistance. It reduces diverse contribution.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

As part of this process, we formally surveyed more than 150 executives; the sample represented a broad cross-section of health care, with respondents serving in leadership roles at organizations as diverse as physician practices, hospitalist staffing agencies and large health systems.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Willpower is about more than resisting our bad habits. Sites like Quantified Self offer an increasingly diverse array of ways to self-monitor, just as sites like Mint.com offer specific opportunities for self-regulation. A simple way to improve willpower is to operate in a neat environment. Keep it clean.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Susan Catalano, Citi’s Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of HR, was reading the Divergent series — about a future society broken up into five social factions cultivating different virtues — around the same time she was asked to assist with an open floor plan for the HR group’s new workspace and the book influenced the end product.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Susan Catalano, Citi’s Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of HR, was reading the Divergent series — about a future society broken up into five social factions cultivating different virtues — around the same time she was asked to assist with an open floor plan for the HR group’s new workspace and the book influenced the end product.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

In other words, it was the kind of change that Mother Aetna traditionally resisted with every passive-aggressive move she could muster. Its operating income recovered from a $300 million loss to a $1.7 Culture thus becomes an excuse and a diversion, rather than an accelerator and an energizer. billion gain.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Is the company’s portfolio too diverse? For our recent book we studied companies from a broad range of industries that operate this way, including Apple, CEMEX, Danaher, Haier, IKEA, Inditex (known for its Zara apparel business), Starbucks and many others. Are there difficult moves that must be made to create a winning strategy?

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