Last week we talked about Level 1 Resistance, which is your own resistance. This week the focus is on observing “their resistance,” which I call Level 2 Resistance, and what you can do as a leader. Level 2: Their Resistance It’s easy to notice someone...
As you probably know, I’m authoring my fourth book, From Conflict to Courage: How to stop avoiding and start leading. It’s going to be published in May 0f 2022. In the sixth chapter I’m talking about the three levels of resistance that you have to...
A big complaint I hear is “The top performer a bully, but their performance is stellar.” The real problem here is that behavior is not considered a part of performance, so it’s justified instead of corrected. The behavior allowed then becomes the standard. What...
Before you say “Yes” to becoming a leader, you need to understand your culture, the dynamics of conflict, your own reactions to conflict and how to build conflict capacity. If you view conflict as a problem, you are already headed in the wrong direction. Disagreement...
There’s an elephant in the room: Top leaders want employees back at the office, and employees want the flexibility, freedom and focus they gained working virtually. The “back to workplaces” issue is being talked about extensively in publications and social...
We are standing at the intersection of change and transformation, also known as the new normal. Change is how we respond to outside circumstances and transformation is how we adjust internally. Today’s new normal requires leaders to combine the ability to adapt to...
