Embracing Resistance to Change: A Paradoxical Approach with Dr. Jim Maddox
Everyone’s capacity for change is different. It’s a natural human reaction to resist change that is sudden, unexpected, or perceived as an obstacle. On this week’s episode, Dr. Jim Maddox suggests that hidden within that resistance to change is potential value and clues to helping people - and ultimately organizations - move through it more easily.
If you’re undergoing personal and difficult change, this episode will help you think about change from a different lens. If you’re a leader, change agent, or OD practitioner, this episode will shine a light on how to better guide those moving through change. Sometimes, all we need in order to adjust is a new viewpoint.
Guest Info
Jim is a Change Strategist and an Assistant Teaching Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator for the Human Resource Development program at the University of Arkansas. He’s passionate about helping individuals and organizations experience life to the fullest, and engaging in positive, transformational change. He has a Master’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and a Ph.D. in Human Resource Development from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Maddox is a Certified Management Trainer with Zenger-Miller/Achieve Global and a Registered Organization Development Consultant (RODC). His current research focus centers on organizational self-awareness, facilitating transformational change in developing communities and organizations, and exploring the construct of resistance to change.
Email: [email protected]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-maddox-067aa4b
www.drjimmaddox.com
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