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Catherine – Thanks for your kind words about my work. And thanks for providing a link. BTW, the page you linked to is a collection of resources connected to the 2010 edition of Beyond the Wall of Resistance. So some of the tools may be a bit confusing for someone who in not familiar with my approach. But there is still a lot there that should make sense to your readers (I hope). – Rick

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Rick, thanks for your comments. I am humbled by them. I looked at your site and some of your books on change, it must be said that you know your stuff! I am impressed with your work on Beyond the Wall of Resistance and I have become a fan. Thanks for the tools and the resources provided here.

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Catherine – What a generous blog post on change. (And thanks for the heads-up on the DDI study. I hadn’t seen it.)

As someone who focuses his work on resistance (and support) for change, I went to your paper on the subject. I like it as well. Very thorough exploration of reasons why people might resist. I especially appreciated that you said that resistance is normal. That may be obvious to some, and late breaking news to others. Problem is many organizations act as if resistance weren’t normal.

In my book, Beyond the Wall of Resistance (Bard Press 2010) I suggest that resistance occurs in the space between us. It’s in the dance. In other words, a leader can introduce a change in a way that is almost guaranteed to evoke resistance. I find that when my own clients realize that people are resisting or supporting in reaction to something that is going on, they start to see more options for working with stakeholders.

Rick

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