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RESISTANCE TO CHANGE RECONSIDERED

Lead Change Blog

Change means uncertainty, which is an uncomfortable state for many. Lack of trust in leadership. Lack of participation in meetings. 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. Job insecurity.

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This is Critical to Building an Agile, Change Adaptive Organization

The Practical Leader

.” They identify five ways leaders can provide stronger change leadership: Don’t just set up training programs — create a learning culture. Find ways to manage chronic uncertainty. It’s been a vital focus for many of our leadership team retreats and culture development work.

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Too Many People of Color Feel Uncomfortable at Work

Harvard Business Review

People of color too often feel that they have to hide their true selves at work, according to "Vaulting the Color Bar: How Sponsorship Levers Multicultural Professionals into Leadership," a new research report from the Center for Talent Innovation. Notes a focus group participant, "You start to be less of who you are.