Question

Lisa Bodell:

The first of these reasons is a flawed leadership mindset:

"The reason why I think mindset is what holds us back is we don't realize how much we resist change on a regular basis. In fact one of the things I talk about a lot with people is that I don't think that we're grooming leaders right now; I think that we are grooming professional skeptics."

second reason why companies resist change is assumptions, more specifically a pesky, assumption-making culture:

"We have a lot of assumptions around how things should work, have always worked, need to work, we've already tried things that way. And I think one of the problems is our assumptions hold us back from actually attacking problems."

Question: In the article above, Lisa Bodell addresses resisting change. What insights have you gained from her presentation?

Answer 1

In the article, Lisa Bodell has addressed the reasons that cause resistance to change in companies these days. The first reason she pointed is the lack of an effective and strong leadership where a leader can take the responsibility and accountability of the change and imply it in his followers with a positive attitude. She feels that this attitude requires strong leadership traits which are missing in the professionals today. They carry a pessimistic approach which makes them resist change themselves.

The second reason for resistance to change she points out is the culture of making assumptions and believing in them. People assume that the things should always be how they are now and changing them is not required. They don't see the problem in the current way of doing things or even if a problem is seen they don't find it important to address it or look for a solution to it due to their assumptions.