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Overcoming Resistance

In a study by the Conference Board, respondents rated organizational resistance as the biggest challenge to implementing successful change. Resistance is a natural reaction to any change. For example, employees have been trained to work in a particular way; they follow certain processes; and they have mastered those processes over time. Then a change comes along. Isn’t it natural that at least some people would question the change even when the reasons are compelling? Others might go beyond questioning and simply refuse to [...]

By |2017-07-15T11:22:52-06:00May 12th, 2017|Change|Comments Off on Overcoming Resistance

Change Dilemma

I bought a drink at a convenience store the other day for $1.16. Of course I didn’t have the exact change, so I ended up with a bunch of coins in my pocket for the rest of the day. Not sure about you, but I hate spare change in my pocket—not so much that I would say “keep the change,” but enough to let it annoy me. How similar is this to the changes we deal with in the work place? Most of [...]

By |2017-07-15T12:40:27-06:00April 4th, 2017|Change|Comments Off on Change Dilemma

Team Alignment

We were recently with a client whose industry is experiencing major disruption. Consequently, the company is facing possible failure. When we asked the CEO what was the most critical thing we could help his team with during this difficult time, he responded: “The absolute alignment of my senior team around our strategy.” As Andrew Carnegie said: “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision; the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common [...]

By |2017-07-15T11:22:04-06:00July 23rd, 2016|Teams|Comments Off on Team Alignment
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