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Instead of Making People More Anxious. Make the Learning Easier :: Resistance to Change

Mike Cardus

In ‘ Resistance to Change. Fear of Temporary Incompetence ’ … I shared some ideas on how to work with resistance to change : Fear of temporary incompetence. This proved to be counter-intuitive to the Human Resources person that was working with me. Edgar Schein. Photo Credit. Make the learning easier.

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It Is Helpful to Listen, Agree, Cooperate. Discover Different Viewpoints :: Resistance to Change

Mike Cardus

In ‘ Resistance to Change. Fear of Temporary Incompetence ’ … I shared some ideas on how to work with resistance to change : Fear of temporary incompetence. I was called back in for an emergency meeting with the managers + their managers + the Human Resources director. Edgar Schein. Photo Credit. How to work with this?

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What is Wrong with Performance Appraisals?

Mike Cardus

Walking into the entrance of a manufacturing plant, I saw a large banner that read: “TEAM Together Everyone Achieves More.” Fifteen minutes before I saw this banner the operations & human resources managers were telling me about their individual incentive program to increase output. Think about your work.

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Your Quick Fixes are Exacerbating Your Organizational and Team Problems

Mike Cardus

Leading to Executives, Human Resources and team leaders grasping at the ‘Next Thing’ in order to cut the down on the felt mounting bureaucracy and dis-trust within the organization and team. They do this while unknowingly increasing the skepticism, dis-engagement and change resistance of the employees.

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Higher Hiring: Are You Trying to Teach Frogs to Fly?

The Practical Leader

The manager referred to a book on change management and read the part about how managers must always expect resistance when implementing new programs. Hire Flyer: Pitfalls and Pointers Delegation is Abdication Don’t leave hiring to human resources professionals. The next day, Fred begged not to be thrown out the window.

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Leadership Development Carnival – Best of 2022

Leading with Trust

Team Building. In Establishing an Environment for Growth , Priscilla Archangel shares: It’s easy to identify a team that is in a good environment for growth. We all know we need to take time away from work but we often resist. Want a good training model? Look no further than Top Gun, the real thing, not the movies.

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Nine Rules for Employee Engagement

Chart Your Course

While some businesses still resist this trend, modern technology has leveled the playing field for telecommuters and in-office staff. Telecommute Option. Employees want the freedom to choose their work location, whether it’s from home, overseas, in the office or in multiple offices.