Shocked to read the title?
Then please reflect on this.
Alexander faced tremendous resistance from his army to move any further into India.
Modern management must manage resistance at all levels to accomplish its mission.
The common problem both faced was RESISTANCE
Why are we even bringing it up? Because,
In your conscious efforts to create experiences of satisfaction, you MUST learn how to handle resistance as it can
de-rail you from your path
it can create stress
it can de-motivate
So, now the obvious question is - how to effectively handle resistance?
Great leaders who have effectively handled resistance and motivated people to accomplish good objectives, have 2 things in common.
They paint a wonderful big picture of the future state & they address satisfaction of individuals!
They also seem to channelize resistance very well.
They can answer each individual's question very well - what's in it for me?
Let us know what do you think.
What ways do you use to handle resistance?
What's the impact of those ways on satisfaction? Yours and everyone else's