Tame the Skeptics
Get instant access to Chapter 8 from Leading Through Free Fall: How Innovators Turn Turbulence into Trust.
Innovation projects can lose momentum rapidly when skepticism takes root in your team. Too often, teams align on the technical and logistical goals while leaving unspoken the emotional, social, and even spiritual conflicts that ultimately shape whether a project becomes a collaborative success or a frustrating failure.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to diagnose the type of skepticism (slight, moderate, or strong) facing your team.
- How to navigate that skepticism.
- The “Group Loop” activity, designed to surface root causes.
- How to systematically address your team’s underlying anxieties and move forward together.
The “Group Loop” tool is part of the Free Fall stage of the Leading Through Free Fall framework of innovation leadership.
Leading Through Free Fall walks you through the Three Stages of Innovation Leadership:
- Suiting Up - How to set your project up for success from the start.
- Free Fall - How to navigate resistances to change with clarity and resilience.
- Safe Landing - Readying your ideas for real-world impact.
