Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 26, 2021

The pole absorbs some of the car’s velocity, rather than resist it. The pole breaks cleanly and falls over rather than resisting the impact until it snaps and goes spinning off into traffic or someone’s living room. Resist the urge. The increased psychological safety permits healthy risk-taking and innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

A learning organization fosters ongoing learning, innovation, and improvement among its members. Creative Team-Building Activities: Activities that encourage employees to think creatively can stimulate innovation. Hackathons and Innovation Labs: These opportunities allow employees to test new ideas.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

What we were taught in high school science, F = MA , force = mass times acceleration, also describes the physics of innovation. The laws of innovation may be an entirely different application than Newton intended, but tracking through on the metaphor yields pragmatic tips for innovators.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 15, 2025

The shift from impostor to innovator isnt technicalits deeply personal. Any new innovation will stir discomfort. In my work with high-performing leaders around the world, Ive seen this fear surface more often than theyll admit: a quiet sense of inadequacy, a hesitation to speak up, a fear of being exposed as unprepared.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

However, failure to delegate and share responsibilities can create bottlenecks, stifling innovation and slowing growth. Leaders who exhibit empathy and practice authentic leadership are more likely to build trust within their teams, fostering psychological safety, which is essential for innovation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 31, 2021

Even if you’re a rock star human-centered leader, doing all the right things to encourage micro-innovation and problem solving, it’s also likely that you have a few team members who still have best practices and ideas they’re holding back. Resisting change actually makes a lot of sense. Change Resistors.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

It Signals Resistance to Change When leaders use this phrase, it reflects an inflexible mindset. ” This encourages innovation and adaptability, key traits in a thriving team. It tells the team that things will stay the same, even if they’re not working. Emotionally intelligent leaders show adaptability.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

While working, you perceive change on a continuum from cooperation and learning — to resistance and a pain in the ass. . Change happens, and the cooperation/resistance is what you learn from and look for to co-construct what makes change work to improve the organization’s and your viability in the market. .

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Human Leadership Advantage Successful executives cultivate capabilities machines cannot replicate: strategic intuition, stakeholder alignment through emotional intelligence, and innovative solutions that transcend data-driven recommendations. They accelerate strategic changes by understanding human motivation in ways AI cannot comprehend.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 20, 2014

Brian Sooy of Lead Change Group offers Positive Communication Leads to a Culture of Innovation. Overcoming Resistance to Change. Newton’s First Law explains how to overcome resistance to change. Frank Sonnenberg of Frank Sonnenberg Online brings us 13 Ways to Destroy Creativity and Innovation.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Leadership resists change because it’s about human nature. Source: Get Back in the Box: Innovation from the Inside Out * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog. In the last 50 years, production, distribution, and communication have been reset by technology. Leadership hasn’t changed much in 5,000 years.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2024

But the fact is, our minds have been built to resist new information, especially when it refutes our prior experience or goes against our beliefs. Source: Mindshift: Ignite Change, Inspire Action, and Innovate for a Better Tomorrow II. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 28, 2021

Give a chance for employees to react to the direction and express concerns (knowing that resistance is often just a cover for wanting to be heard). This refers to taking the initiative to advance innovation, to act like an entrepreneur, within your company. Intrapreneur.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

This enhances individual performance and drives collective success by empowering teams to adapt, innovate, and thrive in an ever-changing business environment. These challenges range from navigating complex global markets to fostering innovation within the organization.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Niccolò Machiavelli on resistance to change: “It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new system. George Steele and Paul Kircher on innovation: “Picture a man in charge of weapons for a medieval king. Source: The Prince Translated by Thomas G.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Innovation is perhaps the most used word in corporate boardrooms today. Big companies have all the required resources, but also a lot of red-tape and resistance to change. Moreover, innovation is not as simple as having fresh ideas and executing them well. Also, innovation doesn’t always mean a flashy new idea.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Stifling Innovation and Risk-Taking Top performers thrive in environments that encourage innovation and calculated risk-taking. Leaders who are overly cautious or resistant to new ideas create a stagnant atmosphere where creativity is stifled.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 7, 2025

The signs of resistance appear in subtle but significant ways – hushed conversations that stop when you approach, decisions made without your input, and initiatives that progress despite your involvement rather than because of it. The financial impact compounds silently but devastatingly as your blind spots widen and deepen.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

GUEST POST from Dennis Stauffer In his acclaimed book the The Diffusion of Innovations—the most-cited work in all the social sciences—Everett Rogers explained how innovations frequently meet resistance. Resistance that isn’t always rational.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For enduring success, this framework must incorporate elements that foster continuity and innovation. One of the most common challenges is resistance to change, often rooted in fear of the unknown. By integrating these measures, companies create an agile internal marketplace of leadership talent.

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 11, 2024

GUEST POST from David Burkus Employee resistance to change is one of the most perplexing and challenging issues that business executives encounter. This resistance manifests […]

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 8, 2019

In this post I focus on one point: selecting the right change ambassadors using Rogers’ innovation theory. The laggards resist any form of change for as long as possible—they’d rather do things “ like we used to.” ” Innovators are typically poor ambassadors. Selecting Change Ambassadors. ” ).

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This elevates individual prowess and propels collective success by capacitating teams to adapt, innovate, and flourish amidst an ever-morphing business milieu. Overcoming Resistance: A Stepping Stone to Coaching Adoption Driving the adoption of coaching programs often encounters resistance.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

17:48 There is the possibility of resistance from managers because some are under the impression they have to see workers. 26:04 Karin: How do you calcuate ROI when it comes to innovation? . The more engaged, the more innovation. Policies during the pandemic may not be how they need to run their remote work all the time.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 24, 2012

Turn Innovation Inward. Innovation continues to be a hot topic, and rightly so. Few things can change the course of a project, career, company, category, or industry like successful efforts in innovation. Most leaders are quite skilled at embracing change – except when the focus of the change initiative happens to be on them.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2024

He wrote Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook: Tactics for Disruptive Thinking (two books in one) to help us. “We This can cause us to miss opportunities and resist change, especially in areas where we have expertise. We are more dependent on our past decisions than we like to admit.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Few organizations have the appetite for change found at Facebook, Google, Amazon, and other innovative firms. But what do you do in a context that resists change? Form an innovation team. The company website shares the full story of how this team delivered the new fighter jet and sparked an innovative culture at Lockheed Martin.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 4, 2021

You might be working so hard for a breakthrough that you push it away. I’m convinced that some breakthroughs are missed because we have the wrong expectations. A breakthrough doesn’t arrive on schedule.… … Continue reading →

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Leaders face an array of complex challenges, from navigating organizational change to driving innovation and performance. Many leaders have risen through the ranks using tried and tested methods, but these approaches may no longer be practical in an environment that thrives on innovation and flexibility.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 1, 2025

Sticking to what worked yesterday doesnt show wisdomit shows resistance. If you keep dismissing new ideas, resisting innovation, and relying on outdated methods, youre not leadingyoure blocking progress. Leaders who resist technology dont just fall behind; they lose relevance. Stop dismissing innovation as a distraction.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Guest post by Kris Oestergaard: Today, every business is looking to find ways to streamline its innovative abilities. Those successful in establishing a culture of innovation have addressed their organization’s “immune systems.” Organizational leaders need to address all three in order to transform into innovation champions.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The researchers believe this may even extend to innovating within organizations. The post Employers Should Resist Any Urge To Sack Older Workers first appeared on The Horizons Tracker. “Now, more than ever, organizations need intrapreneurship to find and address unseen opportunities, ” they say.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Change can be challenging and often met with resistance, so it’s essential for these leaders to have exceptional communication skills, emotional intelligence , and strong negotiation abilities. They lead key initiatives, address skill gaps, and drive innovation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Resist the urge to label and box your talent and move on. The more people you have thinking strategically, even at the frontlines, the more innovative and dynamic your company will be. Managers can learn to be more strategic through understanding, exposure and challenge. It’s a win-win. How Help a Manager Become More Strategic.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 22, 2024

Critical thinking is essential amidst societal divisiveness, emphasizing the need for innovative problem-solving. 14:50 – 18:59: Overcoming Internal Challenges for Personal Growth The biggest obstacle to personal growth is often internal, rooted in human nature’s resistance to change.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 24, 2014

Example after example demonstrate how often off-beat “why” questions were at the foundation of many innovations. Because, whereas people are more likely to ignore or challenge you when you come at them with answers, they almost can’t resist advising or helping you to answer a great question. Creativity & Innovation'

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Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 10, 2023

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Why are people so concerned about, afraid of, or resistant to new things? Innovation, by its very nature, is good. Naturally, the answer has nothing to do with innovation. And innovation without humanity […] It is something new that creates value.

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