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Make Change Work

Leading Blog

Make Change Work by Randy Pennington is a change handbook informed by a good grasp of human nature. Resistance is natural. “If If there is no resistance there is no change….Pushing Pushing back against resistance creates barriers. Using questions to pull the resistance out provides opportunity to create context.”.

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Advocacy: How to Champion Ideas and Influence Others

Leading Blog

It’s about facing and overcoming resistance. Advocacy by John Daly, is a comprehensive handbook on influence. It’s about getting listened to, being at the table when decisions are made, being heard by people who make decisions. It is about speaking and writing in compelling ways that make decision makers want to adopt your ideas.”

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Apple’s Latest Diversity Report A Big “So What”

N2Growth Blog

Here’s what I would suggest that Apple do to drive diversity and inclusion at the firm: Understand the Resistance: Because people are ethnocentric (i.e.,

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How can I get useful ideas through to management?

Mike Cardus

People will resist your idea for improvement, that is normal. If someone is resistant leave them alone. The bold headings above are from ‘The Leader’s Handbook’ Peter R. Communicate with people in the way that they listen and receive information. You may have to change your message to fit the person and audience. Scholtes 1998.

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8 Life Lessons From Yoga Workshop

QAspire

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. I am open to learn.

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Critical Competencies for Effective Coaching (And a Book) by Lisa Haneberg

QAspire

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.

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What is Wrong with Performance Appraisals?

Mike Cardus

Make Failure and Learning an Objective :: Resistance to Change. Referenced: The false assumptions are from “The Leader’s Handbook” Peter Scholtes. Managers Can Change That. 5 Steps to a BETTER Employee Appraisal Process. 7 Ways Managers Can Evaluate Effectiveness of Other Managers. Expectations + Capabilities = Judgment.