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How New Managers Can Handle a Team Member Who Resists Change
In this episode, Lucas and Luna tackle one of the toughest challenges for new managers: a team member who actively resists a necessary change. They break down a real scenario from a mid-sized SaaS company where a senior engineer refused to adopt a new sprint process, costing the team time and morale. Lucas shares a three-step framework he learned from an internal coach at Atlassian: diagnose the source of resistance (fear of incompetence vs. loss of autonomy), reframe the change around the individual's values, and create a small trial period to lower the stakes. Luna pushes back with her…
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