Mike nice piece. We are continually meeting forms of resistance to change, sometimes positive resistance which can be channeled towards success, sometimes negative resistance.
We use business simulation games to help create buy-in, create positive energy and confidence and tackle resistance.

Here are some more we've discovered

attitude: not understanding or feeling the sense of urgency for the change. What are the consequences if we don't change. Ansering the questions 'what's in it for me?' how will this benefit me, sometimes this isn't obvious. In a busines simulation people feel and experience the benefits of a changed way of working, less stress, more in control, time to do other things.....these help change the attitude towards the change.

Lack of management commitment: this scores number 1 world wide in our ABC (Attitide, behavior, Culture) - worst practice surveys into change. managers who don't walk the talk, who don't lead by eaxmple, who don't support, facilitate, enable, empower and help motivate people to change.

These were a couple of more examples we see.

cheers

Paul