How Successful Leaders Overcome Resistance

05/05/20 • 25 min

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You’re well on the way to achieving your vision, but something unexpected happens. Maybe a cost overrun or a production delay. Vendors are confused. Customers aren’t happy. Employees start complaining as the problems pile up.

Is it a sign that your vision is simply out of reach?

Now way! We’ve been in the game long enough to know that resistance to your vision—both internal and external—is perfectly normal. It means you’re on the right track. We’ve identified the three essential tools you need to overcome resistance to your vision.

Put them to work, and you’ll go from tired and discouraged to energized and focused. Problems won’t magically disappear, but you’ll find the courage and energy to blow past them. Your vision will move closer by leaps and bounds.

In this episode, you’ll discover—

The importance of balancing your team’s needs for certainty and variety.
One secret weapon for communicating change.
How to help people see themselves in the vision of the team as a whole.
Practical tips for maintaining trust with your employees while announcing changes.
The value of candor and inclusion during transitions.
When to bring other minds into the vision process to maximize value and avoid drama.
What to do with the feedback you receive from your team.

This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by Michael Hyatt's new online course for navigating crisis as a leader, Leading Through Crisis. Learn more at leadto.win/crisis.

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Is it a sign that your vision is simply out of reach?

In this episode, you’ll discover—

The importance of balancing your team’s needs for certainty and variety.
One secret weapon for communicating change.
How to help people see themselves in the vision of the team as a whole.
Practical tips for maintaining trust with your employees while announcing changes.
The value of candor and inclusion during transitions.
When to bring other minds into the vision process to maximize value and avoid drama.
What to do with the feedback you receive from your team.

This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by Michael Hyatt's new online course for navigating crisis as a leader, Leading Through Crisis. Learn more at leadto.win/crisis.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The global pandemic has upended a lot of business plans. You’ve probably thought about getting some coaching to lead more effectively, but is it the right time to make that decision? Frankly, it doesn’t seem right that you can’t get help in dealing with the crisis—because of the crisis!

Let’s check that limiting belief. Based on successfully leading a large business through the Great Recession, we know that during a crisis is exactly the time you need coaching most. In this episode, we’ll show you why not is the very best time for you to enter a coaching relationship.

When you do, you’ll recognize it’s the best decision you could’ve made. You’ll get your business out of neutral and start building for the future.

This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by BusinessAccelerator, Michael Hyatt's program for business owners and executives who want to navigate the complexities of growth and leadership with next-level coaching. You can learn more at www.businessaccelerator.com/ltw.

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As a leader, you’re committed to transparency in running your business. But that’s not as easy as it sounds. What about introducing a major change or initiative? Or announcing a layoff? How to manage the flow of sensitive information without causing confusion or mistrust.

No worries. We’ve spent the last 40 years perfecting the art of communicating important information. In this episode, we’ll give you four steps that will take all the stress out of making major announcements within your company.

With this simple process, you can communicate the most sensitive or impactful information with perfect confidence that you’re communicating the right information to the right people at the right time.

In this episode, you’ll discover—

How to avoid negative surprises that damage trust and confidence.
Practical tips on how to implement Cascading Communication in your organization.
Questions to ask yourself when you’re deciding what to say and when to say it.
The importance of putting yourself in your team’s shoes and viewing your communication from their perspective.
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One mistake that will sabotage your attempts, no matter how much you prepare—and how to avoid it.
The most important element for getting your messaging right.

This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by Michael Hyatt's new video series, Clear Communication Tips, to help you end communication breakdowns in the workplace. You can learn more at www.leadto.win/tips.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.