Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Sitting with 20 managers in a Communication and Collaboration Workshop discussing Cooperation and Resistance Loops. We spent too much time on the Resistance Loops or as I call it: Inward Spiraling Doom Loops of Asphyxiation. They feel that and resist. Have you been guilty of creating resistance loops?

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Change Starts Here

JULY 24, 2013

Change gets stuck when your organization finds a way to resist it. After this 1-1/2 day workshop you will: Understand a model of how change works. Each participant in this workshop will receive and use the Irresistible Change Guide. Workshop Pricing. On Friday, August 23, the workshop will start at 8:30 a.m.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Join the upcoming workshop to learn visual thinking practices as well as reconnect with drawing as a way to make sense. We can’t simply throw seeds of change hoping that something will grow when we have not invested in making the soil fertile. Visuals have always been a tool for enabling change and transformation. Enroll Today!

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Kathy “ Well they are saying that they did not know it would be this much of a commitment”, Me “Hmm… we covered all that in the 1st workshop…OK let’s set up a meeting.”. Following my own advice of seeing resistance as a gift and a chance to determine how to cooperate, here are some lessons learned. How to work with this?

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Change Starts Here

JUNE 19, 2013

If you answered yes, then I’d like to invite you to attend a unique workshop that will be held in Atlanta, Georgia later this year. In this 1-1/2 day workshop, you will learn the steps and tools you can use to plan ahead to reduce obstacles and also deal effectively with inevitable resistance when it happens.

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Change Starts Here

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

As I sat on a plane yesterday on my way to facilitate a client workshop, I remembered the saying about how a plane has to take off against the wind. Rather than ponder the nature of aerodynamics while flying, instead I wondered – could there be change with no resistance? No detrimental effects to anyone because of the change.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Someone who “over-resists” when a new corporate mandate comes down from the top? RANDY’S WORKSHOP ON MANAGING CHANGE WILL SHOW […]. Someone who dislikes changes that he or she did not initiate? That is a problem! That person undercuts productivity, efficiency, effectiveness, and cannot be a team player.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 27, 2013

12/27/13 – Images Used in Presentations & Workshops. Favorite Images Used in Workshops and Presentations 2013. Resistance to Change. Here is the schedule it may change; 12/26/13 – Team Building & Leadership Articles. 12/30/13 – Team Building & Leadership Photos. Meeting Zombies. You Can Only Change Your Approach.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Thought-full Thursday: Starting From What Is » Resistance and Change – A Personal Experience September 22nd, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus This is a more personal post than I usually write. The experience Recently I spent three days in an Integral Coaching workshop meant for experienced coaches. Change is hard.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Someone who “over-resists” when a new corporate mandate comes down from the top? RANDY’S WORKSHOP ON MANAGING CHANGE WILL SHOW […]. Someone who dislikes changes that he or she did not initiate? That is a problem! That person undercuts productivity, efficiency, effectiveness, and cannot be a team player.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

I gave a workshop to the Buffalo Niagara Partnership BN360 group on Creating change in a leadership role. Above is the recording of the workshop, and below are the slides. While many models portray change as resistant, hard, and require leaders to be more directive than desired, this does not have to be the case.

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Mike Cardus

AUGUST 2, 2021

Usually, at least in workshops, people are willing to use these techniques once they see how inefficient their meetings are. The simple Checklists for Planning, Running, and Following up After the Project Team Meeting described above save endless hours, but teams often resist using them.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

When someone is voicing a concern, resist the temptation to respond defensively or jump in with suggestions. When I facilitate workshops for organizations, long silences are common. Make sure people know that “We want to know what you think” isn’t just lip service. Listen to understand. Keep quiet and focus on listening carefully.

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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. Conducted immersive visual thinking workshops in independent cohorts as well as within organizational context. Visual Thinking and Sketchnote Workshop – Jan 2022.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This plan may include one-on-one coaching sessions, training workshops, and experiential learning opportunities. Overcoming Challenges and Obstacles in the Executive Coachee Journey One of the primary challenges executives face in their coaching journey is resistance to change.

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Mike Cardus

APRIL 14, 2019

As I started a recent workshop on using solution-focused to solve complex problems , I overheard one of the participants say, “I don’t understand how asking a question can solve a problem.” Passive Resistance: the other person finds a less obvious way, and may appear to be helpful, yet is still not being cooperative.

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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. – Simon Terry That sums it up perfectly. Register here.

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Mike Cardus

JUNE 14, 2020

A workshop focused on identifying what you would like to change, where that change is already happening, and not happening, then developing an accountability practice of daily habits to make progress on that change. Cooperation and resistance cannot happen at the same time. making change through your habits. What is it?

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The Practical Leader

JULY 2, 2012

I believe those employees who are resistant to change because they are negatively orientated in their personalities or wish to harm the organization need to be differentiated from those employees who are offering valid critique. ” These are discussions I tend to have during many workshops and executive team retreats.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

When I conduct workshops on building trust, participants often ask me for advice about how they can tell someone they don’t trust them. Resist the urge to over-generalize or soft-pedal the feedback.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

I teach leaders how to coach people in a highly experiential workshop where they get plenty of practice coaching each other before they leave the session. Therefore, I only agree to do the workshop if the organization sponsoring it will commit to having some follow up to keep the skills alive for their leaders. Photo credit: 123RF.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Resistance Dealing Workshops. Companies should organise workshops by professionals who can throw light on how to tackle resistance at workplace, whether it’s from clients or team members. Managers should be trained how to keep their calm and handle conversations that might be uncomfortable and resistive in nature.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 24, 2014

My blog posts continue to feature Randy Mayeux’s workshop on November 12 for Managing Change in Richardson. Karl''s blog entries Creative Communication Network Managing Change Randy Mayeux resists change' Karl''s blog entries Creative Communication Network Managing Change Randy Mayeux resists change'

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 24, 2014

My blog posts continue to feature Randy Mayeux’s workshop on November 12 for Managing Change in Richardson. Karl''s blog entries Creative Communication Network Managing Change Randy Mayeux resists change' Karl''s blog entries Creative Communication Network Managing Change Randy Mayeux resists change'

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 29, 2016

When I started facilitating workshops, my co-facilitator and I would distribute feedback forms and ask participants to tell us what their experience was like. This is where the workshop evaluations hit me the hardest: my sense of myself as a “really good facilitator.”. I was also wired to recover more slowly from those hard hits.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 21, 2014

Some people relish change; most resist, consciously or unconsciously. Since its founding in 1935, AA has helped many alcoholics change their attitudes, language and behaviors to resist drinking alcohol despite the extremely unpleasant sensations of withdrawal. By Michael Lee Stallard and Colton Perry. As seen on Fox Business.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

That’s why it’s important to resist the clamor for fast answers, any answers, and learn instead to lead with questions. When we lead with questions, we can help everyone in our organization bring about useful objectives, reduce resistance, pursue innovation and generate transformation. For coaching, consulting, workshops and speaking.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Several years ago I led a professional development workshop for the alumni association of my alma mater. The workshop was a success. Biologically ironic to our human nature, most people adamantly resist change. Anybody with even the slightest amount of experience leading change can certainly identify with these similarities.

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Change Starts Here

DECEMBER 4, 2014

One of Enclaria’s training programs is Leading Your Team Through Change, a workshop to help leaders effectively leverage their authority to influence change within their teams. One of the things that can prevent us from effectively leading and managing change is our own personal resistance to it. Understand your resistance.

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Questions about these intertwined leadership characteristics recently came up in workshops and online discussions. The problem with charismatic leaders is that exceptional powers of persuasion make it easy for them to overcome resistance and opposition to their chosen course of action.” They often see humility as weakness.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Originally this was written for a workshop called ‘Long Term Implementation of Lean Six Sigma within Organizations’ … and with some changes the content is applicable and valuable to anyone who manages, works on, and puts work teams together. People have legitimate reasons for resistance. Pitfalls to Avoid in Creating and Leading Teams.

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Great Results Team Building

JUNE 12, 2014

People don’t resist change. They resist being changed!”. This list of 28 great quotes to inspire and help manage change may be useful to remind yourself and your coworkers of the needs and benefits that motivate successful people to not only welcome it, but to become advocates and champions for progress. Leo Tolstoy. Jack Welch.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 5, 2018

Resist the reflex to rationalize what you are being asked to do in order to resolve your discomfort; the discomfort is your ally in doing the right thing. Let yourself register the surprised, somewhat stunned reaction you are feeling to being asked to do something wrong, something unethical or in poor judgment. Slow down the action.

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Change Starts Here

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

However, in the course of facilitating the Fundamentals of Change Management workshop, I’ve discovered there are instances where you might actually want less support. In one of the workshop exercises, participants fill out a Leadership Support chart. You don’t want reduce support by causing resistance.

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Lead from Within

JULY 2, 2013

The root of our lives is about resisting uncertainty, reaching for a safety zone, but uncertainty is a constant in life and in leadership. For coaching, consultanting, workshops,and speaking.Please feel free to contact me. Faced with uncertainty, we naturally strive to take control. So how do we handle uncertainty ?

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The Practical Leader

MAY 3, 2023

Most of my workshops, retreats, and keynotes start with the WFL model as a foundational framework. That could be the loss of a loved one, our health or physical mobility, a relationship, a job, money, autonomy, control, or status. Which Framing Level: Wallowing, Following, or Leading?

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 12, 2023

Constant e-mails and phone calls bring a sense of urgency and importance that’s tough to resist, not to mention the thrill of instant accomplishment. E-mail Pet Peeves In the “Taming the E-mail Beast” section of our workshops, we start by asking about e-mail pet peeves. It feels like working.

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