RecalcitranceRemediation

Resistors, slow-rollers, blockers all have well-earned reputations. They often bring organizational improvement to a standstill. But not always...

All organizations have the Cadre of the Recalcitrant. So, how best do we navigate their resistance?

Consider these strategies:

• Seek counsel from wise others outside our organization. Perhaps we're missing something that is giving the resistors reason to push back or credence in the eyes of others.
• Keep communications open, even if painful. Transparency must prevail to keep various factions from digging more deeply in.
• Do our homework. In each meeting and in each individual encounter we are wise to be armed with the best and most current relevant data, and to be prepared to share our highest aspirations for the team in clear and understandable terms. High ground is almost always the best ground.
• Keep our communications clean, clear, forthright, and "on the business." It is never productive for us to attack the character or personality of others.
• Stay focused on the good and the positive. Negativity is a strong attractor, but what it attracts mostly is more negativity. People appreciate a genuinely positive perspective and optimistic voice, even if it's a lonely one.
• Be the change we desire. Integrity is when our words and our actions are highly aligned. Folks appreciate (often admire) it, even if they're afraid to say so.

Breaking through bottlenecks and barriers is a tough slog. 

Let's make sure we're pursuing worthy and noble goals, then engage the challenge presented by the Cadre of the Recalcitrant with vigor and zeal.