Often resistance to change is just the lack of clarity.
Taking the time to be clear on what the goal or end of the process will look like and defining with clarity what is expected can be enough to move people and yourself into action.
“Stuckness” is incredibly common amongst teams. It may come from a myriad of problems and knowing the problem does not necessarily give us a solution.
Organizations that lack an understanding and sense of accountability, make employees feel like they are being asked to swim world record times in a pool of Jello. Everyone is trying really hard BUT the system-of-work is forcing them to push harder and gain little progress.
We all have problems, every team has problems, every organization has problems I have not yet met a manager yet who doesn’t have problems…
The amazing thing about the amount of problems we face is that there are just as many solutions – some you have already found and some you just got to look for.
Innovation is a repeatable system-that-drives behavior in people, that are goal driven (by a Manager, themselves, or a customer), to fix an existing problem OR to fix an hypothesized future problem.
This video is a great, showing how our unconscious mind is in more control than we think.
We all have an uncanny inflated sense of our own abilities, and tend to think that those who are not like us, think like us, act like us, drive like us, work like us, etc… are clearly wrong and irrational.
Much of my work with Innovation stems from organizations, teams, as well as individuals taking what they already know and allowing themselves to make small adjustments towards new and improved products, processes and services.
That’s in this video.
8 Variations of Infinite Loops
Takes a fresh and creative approach to a common team building activity. Each variation can be used as a stand alone, or can be sequenced into an experiential learning and team building program. These variations all focus on creating better teams that are able to work together to solve problems and innovate solutions.
High performance teams have known methods and procedures. They also have effective meetings that are managed by the Team-Leader. Here is a checklist for Team Meetings.
I agree that the emphasis may be different for different teams and industries. And every organization and person, in order to do their best work at their maximum effectiveness seeks personal mastery.