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It Is Helpful to Listen, Agree, Cooperate. Discover Different Viewpoints :: Resistance to Change

Mike Cardus

Edgar Schein. The managers did not find value in the content and initial management field assignment. I was called back in for an emergency meeting with the managers + their managers + the Human Resources director. Photo Credit. How to work with this? It is NOT helpful to fight and argue.

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Instead of Making People More Anxious. Make the Learning Easier :: Resistance to Change

Mike Cardus

Edgar Schein. This proved to be counter-intuitive to the Human Resources person that was working with me. Plus it reduced their anxiety about learning & applying a new management skill. Fear of Temporary Incompetence ’ … I shared some ideas on how to work with resistance to change : Fear of temporary incompetence.

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Tackling Problems – How big is your “O”? | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

It is part of a mental process that Edgar Schein refers to as ORJI in his book Process Consultation- Lessons for Managers and Consultants. Typically, when faced with a predicament, the human psyche follows a pattern. O” stands for observation. Here’s how it works. We: O bserve and get a picture of what is going on.

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