N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

People are less likely to resist any recommendations for dramatic change in their area of the business, if it comes in an objective, non-threatening way. So, value chain analysis makes a nice centerpiece to your transformation effort.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Beating your competition to the future will be accomplished by those companies with vision, talent, grit, purpose, agility, creativity, commitment and determination – not just those organizations with bigger budgets. This race you should be running is not so much against others as it is against yourself.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2020

Many leaders see their roles as presiders/managers, with a primary focus on keeping results consistent with past performance and on budget. Full-spectrum thinking is the ability to seek patterns and clarity outside, across, beyond, or maybe even without any boxes or categories while resisting false certainty and simplistic binary choices.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

APRIL 23, 2019

The people who were most resistant were long-time technicians at the company who resisted the change that this project would make to their daily routines. Time was of the essence, and this leader was desperate to complete the project on time and within the budget, but it was behind schedule. In short, they weren’t listened to.

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Resistance Project Budgeting Influence 189

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 24, 2018

Leaders need to redefine resistance. Suffice to say here, change leaders need to redefine resistance as necessary, often critical engagement. To a person, they all failed to understand, anticipate, and allow for the implementation dip in everyday practice that occurs almost simultaneously with the mention of the word change.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 15, 2012

Commenting on the 2011 budget-ceiling talks she finds that Barack Obama’s followers are “more disposed to resist him than to support him….No How to learn to lead when resources such as power, authority, and influence are scarcer than before—and when any number of followers is as likely to be resistant as deferent?

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

If there is a budget crunch going on and you propose a new, huge training program that is going to significantly improve revenue, you may be hit with surprise resistance from people that are getting their programs cancelled. Learn the value of “Timing. ” Always be aware of your timing. Learn the value of “Optics.”

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Politics Maturity Stress Proposal 242

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 28, 2013

These fictions can be seen either as cooperation or resistance ; they are one or the other. As you and your team create these stories of how challenging it is to work with the “other”, the words, actions and views that exist about them develop into deep patterns of resistance. Pattern of Resistance. Pattern of Cooperation.

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Cooper Resistance Team Building Micromanagement 148

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

We know the Resistance Loop. I argue that it works way better than the resistance loop and the results are greater for everyone. Was struggling with sales representatives and project managers turning in expense and budget reports on-time…They told me “We have tried everything and our CFO is tired to putting out fires for us.”.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2013

Your budget may have limitations, but your imagination doesn’t, so just because you own a small business doesn’t mean you’re off the hook for big thinking. 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.

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Public Relations Media PR Bottom-up 255

Change Starts Here

MAY 9, 2018

If left off the schedule, the resulting resistance and confusion can prevent your project from delivering results. Trying to add it later will blow up your budget and […]. Making sure they are ready to adopt change and not obstruct it takes time and deliberate effort.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 15, 2015

If “customer service is #1″ has been your rallying cry and you start short-cutting when budget (or boss) pressures loom, your team will be confused at best. Resist excitable–for you and those who care enough to follow your lead. Stay Consistently True to Your Values. Don’t change course. Stay excited.

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Execution Stress Budgeting Resistance 180

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 14, 2012

These fictions can be seen as cooperation or resistance , one cannot exist in the same breathe as the other. As your team and you create these stories of how challenging it is to work with the “other” the words, actions and views that exist about them develop deep patterns of resistance. . – Barnlund 1981. Steve de Shazer 1988.

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Cooper Resistance Micromanagement Construction 124

Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

From my work and research, the continuum of change-acceptance and change-resistance is constant. Administrator keeps things legal and retains policies, and that budget can keep the business safe. This content borrows from the great work of Ichak Adizes and his research into corporate lifecycles, and management. into a coherent whole.

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PAEI Entrepreneur Resistance Learning Curve 117

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 14, 2014

Despite the fact that we rapidly outgrew that accounting system, cursed it daily, constantly looked at wonderful alternatives, and even allocated budget, we never replaced it. Finally, if you are in a business culture that is resistant to change, instead of wasting energy on frustration try this formula. Fear of change.

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HR Digest

APRIL 1, 2025

The Texas overtime tax bill for 2025 is a central proposal in the House Budget 2025 bill, but there has been some resistance to its approval that needs some adressing. The Budget Lab put matters into perspective for usaround 8% of hourly workers and 4% of salaried workers work FSLA-qualified overtime on a regular basis.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

Trying to understand the forces of change and learning how to ride the wave, instead of futilely resisting, will not just be a more productive exercise but also hugely less stressful. Julie Winkle-Giulioni provided Building Business Acumen on a Budget. But who has the budget for that? ” Find Jim on Twitter at @72keys.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Simon 248

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 29, 2022

The analysis revealed that news coverage was indeed important, but only in the production of emergency aid budgets. When they looked at the more traditional annual humanitarian aid budgets, which are typically far greater, these were typically unaffected by any news coverage.

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Media Budgeting Influence Crisis 122

Lead Change Blog

MAY 26, 2015

It’s not in the budget. Decide today to beat the TV and the pull of the world (the Resistance ) and fix something. I don’t have enough time. We’re too busy. I’ll call you in a few weeks. I keep meaning to get over that way. We were rushed. I don’t have enough money. We can’t afford it. It costs too much. I’m too tired. I overslept.

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Budgeting Resistance Reference Cost 150

Mike Cardus

MARCH 5, 2013

The team building I offer focuses on the team completing their work on time, within budget and quality specifications. Resist the temptation to push for a lot of task-oriented work at the initial meeting. Everything returns to the work and developing a team that wants to stay together and continue to work together.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 17, 2024

Hidden costs often silently eat away profits, making it difficult to keep projects on budget and schedule. It unlocks the ability to identify and reduce hidden costs, leading to more accurate budgeting and improved profitability. It lets you set realistic deadlines and budgets.

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HR Digest

MARCH 27, 2025

Rising inflation squeezes corporate budgets, leading to a significant inflation effect on hiring. As salaries stagnate relative to rising costs, workers end up asking for higher pay, which businesses may resist, resulting in stunted hiring. How inflation affects jobs and hiring trends So how does inflation affect jobs?

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HR Digest

JANUARY 29, 2025

Another 8% of these surveyed organizations admitted that they were set on cutting their DEI budgets. Despite a percentage of the businesses turning away from DEI, approximately 65% of the respondents claim that they will maintain their DEI budget with 22% even considering increasing the budget for these policies.

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Trends Review Diversity Policies 52

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 21, 2012

First, as a leader of a team, department or business unit with people, budgets and resources under your control, you must follow through on organizational commitments. This involves two elements. Unfortunately, people don't always do what they promise. Ultimately, it's as much a mindset as it is a process.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Change is inevitable and so is the resistance to change. Organizations that are high performing have a successful leadership structure in place that is committed to the business process , change management, and the traditional functions – budgeting, organization, planning, problem solving and staffing. By Kaity Nakagoshi.

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Kaizen Leadership Styles Leadership Motivation 162

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

In order for decisions to be made quickly, and the work to be completed on-time, on-budget, within quality, while the team still gets along, a known and agreed upon procedure must be used. Resist the temptation to overuse consensus. CONTACT Create-Learning to make this happen for your team. Photo Credit.

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Positioning Team Consensus Team Building 128

Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 26, 2015

Smart as a whip, and as an individual contributor, she’s always been able to bring home results on time and within budget. Resistance. You heard excuses, denial and resistance in their replies. And her direct reports are close to mutiny with the way she micromanages their work. What went wrong?

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

On takeoff in the Apache helicopter—and in any other aircraft—you turn the nose to face the wind, and as I remind clients, you use the resistance to help you rise. It’s natural to turn away from resistance, but leaders have to learn early on to face it and to move through it. Do with resistance on takeoff?

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How To Resistance Learning-by-Doing Training 125

The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Management budgets and priorities drive decision making and resource allocation. Change can be ignored, resisted, responded to, capitalized upon, and created. Departmental walls cause communication breakdowns and searching for who went wrong. Cross-functional teams look for what went wrong and rapidly streamline processes. Empowerment.

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Agility Management Servant Leader Teamwork 123

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 18, 2021

Create budgets, evaluate spending and look for ways to make savings without compromising on quality or customer service. Use forecasts to influence growth plans and resist the temptation to run before you can walk. Make budgeting simple. To make budgeting simple, make use of software and apps and keep track of expenses.

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Finance Budgeting Insurance Entrepreneur 74

Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 1, 2016

Change is hard, and people will resist, freeze in place or turn back to the previous ways of doing things. When others are acting “as if” the change has already happened, and when you see glimmers of hope that things will get done on time and within budget, let the people responsible know what you’ve seen.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Designing broad involvement into the strategy development and execution process will rapidly increase the quality of your strategy, build broad ownership and commitment, reduce resistance, mitigate execution risks and accelerate results. Any resistance to change would simply be overcome with rules, policies and managers to force compliance.

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Strategic Planning Planning Competitive Advantage Long-term 150

HR Digest

JUNE 30, 2023

As HR leaders, managing budgets and finding ways to cut costs without compromising employee satisfaction and productivity can be a daunting task. By implementing these strategies, you can effectively manage your budget while maintaining a high-performing and satisfied workforce.

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Cost Real Estate Long-term Budgeting 105

Change Starts Here

JUNE 6, 2013

Focused primarily on schedule, scope and budget, project managers often overlook the biggest risk to their project’s success: the unexpected obstacles people place in the path during implementation. Plowing forward without consideration of the changes people have to go through leads to resistance, delays, and added costs.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 22, 2015

Impacted groups are expected to push back on the changes required to achieve initiative realization, but there are no plans on how to manage resistance to change. Focus of governance activity is limited to budget, time, milestones, and deliverables only. Governance and Risk Management.

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Strategy ROI Planning Organization 150

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

That’s not in the budget.” Clichés such as ‘We’ve always done it this way’ stem from a historical resistance to change. Quick, Impactful Actions against Stagnation In environments resistant to change, swift, targeted actions can create ripples that lead to significant transformation. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 12, 2024

Implementing a new budget planning system doesn’t constitute finance transformation, but a complete overhaul of process and culture does. This can help to overcome resistance to change and support an effective and sustainable finance transformation. Without both, a finance digital transformation will only be half-successful.

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