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RESISTANCE TO CHANGE RECONSIDERED

Lead Change Blog

Change means uncertainty, which is an uncomfortable state for many. Often follow-up will be needed to any quantitative data collection, such as a focus group or confidential interviews, to understand the reasons for the resistance. Deploy influencers who can reduce resistance. Job insecurity. Misaligned reward systems.

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This is Critical to Building an Agile, Change Adaptive Organization

The Practical Leader

Find ways to manage chronic uncertainty. Leading change was a key focus that emerged from reader feedback on the main topics over 600 readers said they’d like to see in my latest book project. It’s been a vital focus for many of our leadership team retreats and culture development work. List each point.

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How To Achieve Constant Learning By Breaking Free From Chronic Performance

Eric Jacobson

Suppressing your uncertainties, impressions, or questions to try to appear like you always know what you’re doing. If we want to foster a culture of feedback, do we want to focus on giving or on soliciting feedback? Are you stuck in chronic performance? You are if you: Are always racing to check tasks off a list. When and how?

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