Harvard ManageMentor ® Overcoming Resistance to Your Innovation

2 Harvard ManageMentor: Overcoming Resistance to Your Innovation Discussion Topics  Identifying types and sources of resistance  Selecting strategies for combating resistance © Copyright 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing is an affiliate of Harvard Business School.

3 Harvard ManageMentor: Overcoming Resistance to Your Innovation Identifying Types and Sources of Resistance  Explicit resistance?  Hidden resistance?  Who is it coming from?  What resistance are you experiencing now?  What resistance do you expect to experience in the future? © Copyright 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing is an affiliate of Harvard Business School.

4 Harvard ManageMentor: Overcoming Resistance to Your Innovation Combating Resistance  What’s causing it?  How can you overcome it? © Copyright 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing is an affiliate of Harvard Business School.

5 Harvard ManageMentor: Overcoming Resistance to Your Innovation Next Steps  Meet with colleagues who have concerns about your innovative idea, and apply strategies for overcoming their resistance.  Consider using the Worksheet for Overcoming Resistance to develop strategies for gaining acceptance of current and future innovative ideas. © Copyright 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing is an affiliate of Harvard Business School.