As a leader, one of the biggest challenges you’ll face is resistance to change. Whether you’re introducing a new process, implementing a new strategy, or making any other kind of change, there will be people who resist it. In this video, I’ll share some tips on how you can overcome that resistance. The first thing to
James is a new supervisor with Make Believe Manufacturing in Factory Town, Indiana. Recently, he met with his boss, Sarah, to discuss a new procedure required by a recent policy change. James is upset with the change because he anticipates that his team will have strong complaints and might resist implementing it. Under the new
Guest article by Bill Yeargin Pete, a recent MBA graduate early in his career, approached me at an industry meeting with an obvious question on his mind. He had taken leadership classes as part of his grad school program and understood leadership theories but not the pragmatic side. He wanted me to make it simple:
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Guest article By Michael E. Frisina, PhD As you go through your workday, you strive to maintain a calm, professional demeanor. But what goes on inside your head is sometimes a very different matter. For instance, you paste a smile on your face and explain a process to a colleague while thinking, What an idiot—this
Think about how it feels when you are misunderstood after communicating with someone. None of the emotions are positive, and none of the outcomes are likely very good for the communication and perhaps the relationship. Misunderstandings can come directly from our words. But more often, the root of misunderstanding is a disconnect between the sender’s
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Just like you will have times that people aren’t reaching their performance standards, you will also happily have times when people are doing great. As a leader, we want people meeting and exceeding expectations, right? Since we want expectations to be met or exceeded, we must do what it takes to maintain the level of
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines communication as: “a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.” The word that strikes me in that definition is “exchange.” That means that communication is more than just delivering information, it is exchanging it. And too much of the time, we
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