Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

Everyone who wants to be successful listens to their target audience. Top-down “communicate and delegate” structures tend to view resistance as rebellion, and caution as confrontation. The challenge is knowing which ones to listen to—to which should I pay attention or seek out? Voices matter! What do they want? Should you provide it?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Otherwise the play may never open; or it may open but, for lack of an audience, close after a week. It’s about facing and overcoming resistance. Even a great idea can be stopped. An idea is like play. It needs a good producer and a good promoter even if it’s a masterpiece. David Bornstein, How to Change the World.

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Leading Blog

MAY 13, 2013

In spite of my initial resistance, I did my best to participate without revealing my conviction that I felt superior to this target audience that needed help with communication and presentation skills. Called "The Leader''s Edge," this intense three-day workshop focused on communication style and delivery with respect to leadership.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 6, 2021

To breathe new life into cooperation and collaboration on your team, take time to connect with people on a personal level and resist the inclination to skip time spent in conversation getting to know the people you are responsible for leading or who are your teammates. Two Simple Practices You Can Use in Virtual Meetings.

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Leading Blog

JULY 19, 2021

If you are seen as someone who has the organization’s and other people’s interests at heart, your words will be seen as less threatening, and you are more likely to get an audience. “If Shaking while talking, going silent, or literally fleeing the situation because we’re scared at the first sign of resistance doesn’t help.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The favorite is always Barbara Boatrocker– “her life feels like a sad country song, every little thing is wrong”– for the appropriate audience I’ll even sing that line ;-). ” Last week, when I asked what we should do about Barbara, the entire audience screamed out in unison, “Fire her.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The favorite is always Barbara Boatrocker– “her life feels like a sad country song, every little thing is wrong”– for the appropriate audience I’ll even sing that line ;-). ” Last week, when I asked what we should do about Barbara, the entire audience screamed out in unison, “fire her.”

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 30, 2012

So we if recognize the value and necessity of providing training programs to our employees, how do we address the other point of resistance organizations face in offering such programs – namely, the ability to allocate financial resources to such efforts? That has made what we do and how we do it more efficient.”

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 24, 2011

Sure, your audience likely won’t remember the sub-sub points but they’ll remember the high level structure and follow your communication more easily. If you try too hard to push your idea through on the first or second “hearing” you will get more resistance than you might expect. Rule of Three #2: They Have to Hear Things Three Times.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Disregard or dismiss: Even if the feedback seems unfamiliar or contradictory to your self-perception, resist the urge to disregard it outright. His sincere and passionate approach to his work is evident in his ability to engage and inspire audiences. Defensive reactions can hinder understanding and close the door to growth.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2013

So if your audience has style, and wants to know where to find more, lead them to it. That’s OK in the beginning when you’re trying to earn a reputation, but part of acting like a big business is resisting the temptation to under sell yourself. It’s not by lowering your pricing or throwing in extra products or services.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 20, 2016

Leaders also know that change can create resistance. They recognize the resistance surfacing when they hear employees speaking of the cultural change effort as something that will pass with time–if they wait long enough it will go away. And they recognize resistance that may be borne in part out of a “fear of the unknown.”

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

You may have to change your message to fit the person and audience. People will resist your idea for improvement, that is normal. If someone is resistant leave them alone. Communicate with people in the way that they listen and receive information. Do not argue with those that disagree.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Coke’s very effective riposte to The Pepsi Generation was the I’d Like to Teach The World To Sing, also embodied in a song.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 29, 2016

No, but everything you do communicates something about you, and your message will have an audience. Feedback lets you know what your “audience” is receiving. Their default wiring might mean they are resistant to teaching or change because they don’t take constructive criticism seriously enough.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Situational Change Leadership course expands an individuals leadership skills, focuses on the leader audience and teaches skills to effectively manage a change initiative. This new program encompasses a broader audience and complements any leaders learning journey, taking their skills to the next level.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 17, 2015

The audience sat overwhelmed by what they had just witnessed. It was not the tears that moved this audience. Her flight was delayed and the meeting was underway when she arrived, preventing me from introducing her to the audience. As the CEO completed the final sentence there was a long silence.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 30, 2010

A presentation should take the audience on a journey from their ordinary world into your special world, gaining new insights and skills from your special world. The audience makes a conscious decision to cross the threshold into your world; they are not forced. Have you experienced this path in your presentations?

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 27, 2014

In those moments, it’s easy for us to resist the forces of change, insisting on sticking to what we know. As with any long-term initiative, it’s inevitable that we’ll face obstacles or forks in the road where we have to re-evaluate our approach going forward.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 13, 2015

Executives are naturally a tough audience. Know Your Audience. Resist the urge to throw it all up on your slides. Presenting to senior leaders can be nerve-racking at best: you’ve got a short window of time to articulate your passionate point of view or showcase the outcome of your team’s good work. Keep Your Slides Simple.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 21, 2012

The more transparent the envi­ronment the more willing leaders will be to share resources in support of the shared goals of the entire business, and the harder it will be for resisters to hoard them. Ultimately, it's as much a mindset as it is a process.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 9, 2025

With his writing, Sreevas is finding an ever-larger audience for his work at the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation and policy. It won the Sustainable Futures category. Indeed, everything is connected. The CMI community reacts We asked the CMI community how to ensure organisations remain open and fair.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 26, 2015

The most common problem that modern professionals face is a lack of risk tolerance and a resistance to change. If you are not on track, rethink the solution, rethink the audience, or rethink the way you’ve positioned yourself and your brand. But underlying it all is how we deal with fear. Assess : Study the responses you get.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

And in teaching audiences how to become more aware of themselves and their team members tendencies and needs, I have often emphasized the importance of curiosity and how that leads to having more positive and intentional interactions. Imagine a virtual meeting where you sense the ripples of resistance.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 19, 2016

If you openly state you will be performing an AAR following the event, you prepare your audience to taken mental (and hopefully actual) notes throughout the session. Resist the urge to give unnecessary feedback on the feedback. Ask in Advance. Sometimes this is appropriate for everyone involved; sometimes just for a subset (e.g.

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Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 17, 2016

The busier your audience, the earlier your meeting invitations should be sent. Resist the urge to take phone calls or check emails). But anything extra you can do to help your audience look forward to attending your meetings will go a long way. Send invitations. Always include the purpose, agenda and any critical materials.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 3, 2025

Its not about having the top job or the ability to command huge audiences. Question: What's your book's most important takeaway for readers? The Authors : We want readers to know that leadership is not about position or authority. Leadership is engaging others to solve daunting challenges and achieve big aspirations.

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Change Starts Here

APRIL 15, 2014

The steps to creating an aligned and audience-centric communication plan. Uncover and Reduce Resistance. Anticipate how people will react to change so you can reduce backlash, and handle resistance when it happens. $75. Clarify what really needs to change in order to achieve the desired results for your organization. $75.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 1, 2025

Watch on demand: CMI Communities Live, Birmingham Back to the future After an introduction by Ann Francke OBE, CMIs chief executive, the audience was treated to a warm and inspiring fireside chat between Dr Heather Melville OBE CMgr CCMI and Byron Dixon OBE CMgr CCMI, founder of Micro-Fresh, a leading freshness technology provider.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 21, 2015

Nikki Heise of Ridgeline Coaching shares a post giving leaders something to do when they hear the same “broken record” of resistance. The danger that lurks, however, is that impressionable audiences actually start to believe all they see, read, and hear about bullying, intimidation, and rudeness. Follow Nikki.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Companies don''t have an easy way to make these conversations available to a wider audience or even have a record of them for the future. Systems like CRM and ERP don''t capture the "conversations" that don''t fit anywhere ; the conversations that take place on the phone, over email, or even in person. But it isn''t just the systems.

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Talent Anarchy 1

MAY 14, 2018

We warn them, however, that when you put that freak flag in the air, resistance will come. The hard work of authenticity is when you are confronted with resistance and asked to make compromise in order to get what you want. It was far more important to me that my audience hear me than I swear on stage. So, I stopped cold turkey.

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Leading with Trust

JUNE 12, 2022

Many managers either haven’t had the opportunity to develop these skills, are resistant to doing so, or don’t have an interest in them. Doesn’t interpret concerns as resistance. I originally published this post on LeaderChat.org and thought the Leading with Trust audience would enjoy it as well. Listens rather than speaks.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

When the latter happens, it’s often because the writers get too caught up in their own ideas that they overlook the more important aspects of storytelling – their audience and the message they wish to leave them with.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2022

Would you highlight just one for our audience that illustrates your principles? The company had an avid following among comic-book readers, but no general audience. Nevertheless, my own experience is that if an organization resists real strategy, looking only at goals, it is very hard to use any concepts to generate good strategy.

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HR Digest

JUNE 30, 2023

By involving employees in the decision-making process and addressing their concerns, you can gain buy-in and minimize resistance to change. By focusing on more cost-effective channels, such as social media or email marketing, you can reach a larger audience at a fraction of the cost.

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CO2

JANUARY 10, 2014

The traditional model of learning–with a speaker disseminating information to a passive audience–has been proven ineffective. Who are potential resisters and why? If the only goal is to provide information that can be read and easily understood, send a report or presentation to everyone. Motivational Meetings.

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