Why Top-Down Change Fails and how leaders can fix it
How to lead change without burning out or losing your team
Episode 281 (Jeff is based in Maine)
In this conversation with Jeff Wetherhold we explore:
why 88% of change initiatives fail and what leaders consistently overlook
how treating change as a communication challenge shifts results
how ambivalence, not resistance, explains employee behaviour
how motivational interviewing helps leaders reduce resistance
why reflections help people reveal their own motivations
why benefits must be discovered rather than declared
how top-down directives undermine trust and buy-in
how leaders can engage skeptics without burning out
why individual conversations drive organizational change
how leaders can begin using these tools immediately
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About our guest, Jeff Wetherfold:
Jeff has 20+ years understanding what helps or hinders change for people and organizations. He is a former behvioral science researcher who has learned and worked extensively in the fields of change management, process improvement, motivational interviewing and leadership communication.
Learn more about Jeff and hisspeaking, training and coaching services at https://www.jeffwetherhold.com/
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Key lessons from this conversation with Jeff:
in this conversation we explore why 88% of organizational change fails and what leaders overlook
in this conversation we explore why change is primarily a communication challenge, not a technical one
in this conversation we explore how leaders mistakenly assume employees hold fixed attitudes toward change
in this conversation we explore the concept of ambivalence and why every person has reasons both for and against change
in this conversation we explore why top-down change efforts almost always fail
in this conversation we explore how motivational interviewing helps leaders move people toward change
in this conversation we explore why leaders need more reflections and fewer questions
in this conversation we explore how to identify and amplify employees’ intrinsic motivations
in this conversation we explore why benefits must be defined by employees, not assumed by leaders
in this conversation we explore why organizational change succeeds only when individuals choose to change
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Your host is George Torok
George is a specialist in communication skills. Especially presentation. He’s fascinated by the links between communication and influencing behaviors. He delivers training and coaching programs to help leaders and promising professionals deliver the intended message for greater success.
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