Episode Summary:
In this episode of Mondays with Mike, Mike Staver addresses a leader’s struggle to adapt to organizational changes and how their resistance is affecting their team. He offers practical advice on embracing change, from understanding personal resistance to conducting behavioral experiments with the team. With humor and empathy, Mike emphasizes the inevitability of change and provides actionable steps to navigate it effectively while setting a positive example.
Key Takeaways:
- Get a coach to help you navigate your resistance to change and develop strategies to adapt effectively.
- Assess the source of your resistance by understanding why the change feels negative and its potential impact on you and your team.
- Conduct a “fearless inventory” to balance the perceived negatives of the change with any possible benefits.
- Implement a behavioral experiment by encouraging your team to fully commit to the change for a trial period, such as six months, to see how it plays out.
- Acknowledge that while change can initially feel bad, engaging with it often leads to positive outcomes over time.
Notable Quotes:
- “If you’re in life, change is gonna happen. When that caterpillar spins itself into a cocoon, it doesn’t say, ‘I really wanna be a butterfly.’”
- “Assess the impact of the change—what’s it about you that’s so locked into a rigid way of seeing the world that you don’t like the change?”
- “For the time being, put all of our effort into making this change work and then see how it works—think of it as a behavioral experiment.”
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