Change-Averse Mindsets: Resistors

Signs you’re a “resistor”:

• You bring up reasons that something cannot be done based on precedent or history.
• You agree to a stated commitment, and then find reasons not to execute on it later.
• You poke holes in plans as a means of avoiding or stalling action.

Shift toward a change-ready mindset:

• Explore how the solution is different from what happened in the past. Be informed by the past — but not captured by it.
• Raise your reservations at the appropriate time. Participate in the debate to get to a better solution.
• Ask questions that improve and encourage the solution rather than shut it down.