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Human Factor Podcast

Human Factor Podcast Season 1 Episode 008: The 12 Hidden Types of Resistance – When Support Isn’t Support

Episode 008 The 12 Hidden Types of Resistance – When Support Isn’t Support Find Out Why and How You Might be Manifesting Resistance Hosts: Kevin Novak Duration: 34 minutes Available: November 26, 2025 🎙️Season 1, Episode 8 Episodes are available in both video and audio formats across all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, and via RSS, among others. Transcript Available Below Episode Overview Kevin Novak reveals why 80% of project failures come from psychological resistance operating…

Kevin Novak
November 26, 2025
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Ideas and Innovations Thanksgiving Week Sampler 2025 – A Season of Reflection and Gratitude

Ideas and Innovations Thanksgiving Week Sampler 2025 A Season of Reflection and Gratitude Issue 240, November 27, 2025 As we gather around tables this Thanksgiving week, we pause to recognize what truly matters in our organizations and our lives. The season of gratitude invites us to reflect on the connections we’ve built, the communities we’ve fostered, and the shared purposes that bind us together. This week, rather than exploring a single topic, we’re offering a curated sampler of seven Ideas…

Kevin Novak
November 25, 2025
Human Factor Podcast

Human Factor Podcast Season 1 Episode 007: The Vulnerability Advantage: Why Admitting Weakness Makes Organizations Stronger

Episode 007 The Vulnerability Advantage: Why Admitting Weakness Makes Organizations Stronger Why Vulnerability isn’t Weakness. It’s a Superpower Hosts: Kevin Novak and Elizabeth Stewart Duration: 28 minutes Available: November 20, 2025 🎙️Season 1, Episode 7 Episodes are available in both video and audio formats across all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, and via RSS, among others. Transcript Available Below Episode Overview Picture a Fortune 500 boardroom where everyone knows a $12 million transformation initiative failed, yet…

Kevin Novak
November 20, 2025
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

When Your Expertise Becomes Obsolete – Navigating Professional Identity Crisis in the Age of Constant Change and Transformation

When Your Expertise Becomes Obsolete Navigating Professional Identity Crisis in the Age of Constant Change and Transformation Issue 239, November 21, 2025 A senior radiologist with thirty years of experience recently shared something that haunts many professionals: “I spent twenty years learning to see what others miss in diagnostic imaging. Six months later, the algorithm outperforms every human radiologist in the department.” AI hadn’t replaced her job entirely. But her professional identity was formed around her expertise. That expertise came…

Kevin Novak
November 19, 2025
Change and Transformation Leadership

The Authenticity Paradox in Transformation Leadership

The Authenticity Paradox in Change and Transformation Leadership Why Being “Authentic” During Organizational Change Can Sometimes Be the Most Inauthentic Thing a Leader Can Do, and What Psychological Adaptability Actually Requires The Leadership Dilemma Nobody Talks About Every eader faces the same impossible question: Should I share my doubts about this change initiative, or project confidence I don’t entirely feel? Conventional leadership wisdom says “be authentic.” Research on psychological safety emphasizes transparency. Your executive coach probably tells you to “bring…

Kevin Novak
November 14, 2025
Change and Transformation Leadership

Building Psychological Safety During Transformation

Building Psychological Safety During Change and Transformation Why Change and Transformation Fail When Leaders Focus on Change Management While Ignoring the Psychological Safety That Makes Honest Struggle Possible The Meeting That Changed Everything Six months into a major digital transformation, a manufacturing company was quietly failing. Adoption rates stalled at 23%. Performance metrics declined. The best managers were updating their resumes. In meetings, everyone nodded and said the right things. In reality, nobody was using the new system. Then the…

Kevin Novak
November 14, 2025
Change and Transformation Leadership

The Leader’s Role in Change and Transformation Psychology

The Leader’s Role in Change and Transformation Psychology Why Managing Change Is Different from Supporting Psychological Transition, and Why that Distinction Determines Transformation Success Why Everything You Know About Leading Change and Transformation Might Be Wrong You’ve done everything right. You crafted a compelling vision for the change or transformation effort. You built a detailed project plan with clear milestones. You communicated consistently and transparently. You managed stakeholder expectations and addressed some early resistance in your leadership team. Yet six…

Kevin Novak
November 14, 2025
Human Factor Podcast

Human Factor Podcast Season 1 Episode 006: The Communication Paradox: When More Words Create Less Understanding

Episode 006 The Communication Paradox: When More Words Create Less Understanding Why more Communication often Creates Less Understanding Hosts: Kevin Novak Duration: 34 minutes Available: November 13, 2025 🎙️Season 1, Episode 6 Episodes are available in both video and audio formats across all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, and via RSS, among others. Transcript Available Below Episode Overview Why does more communication often create less understanding? In this solo episode, Kevin Novak tackles one of the…

Kevin Novak
November 12, 2025
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

The Resistance You Can’t See – Identifying and Redirecting 12 Hidden Types

The Resistance You Can’t See Identifying and Redirecting 12 Hidden Types Issue 238, November 13, 2025 Last month, a COO discovered her most enthusiastic champion was simultaneously running a shadow project to prove the old way still worked. He wasn’t lying when he supported the change. He genuinely believed in both futures at once, hedging his bets on which would win. This is what we call positive resistance, and it’s one of the most dangerous forms of opposition your efforts…

Kevin Novak
November 12, 2025
Human Factor Podcast

Human Factor Podcast Season 1 Episode 5 The Psychology of Letting Go: Why ‘We’ve Always Done It This Way’ Is Killing Organizations

Episode 005 The Psychology of Letting Go: Why ‘We’ve Always Done It This Way’ Is Killing Organizations Why Your Greatest Asset, Your Organizational Experience and Memory, Might Actually be Your Greatest Liability Hosts: Kevin Novak Duration: 35 minutes Available: November 6, 2025 🎙️Season 1, Episode 5 Episodes are available in both video and audio formats across all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, and via RSS, among others. Transcript Available Below Episode Overview Your best employees are…

Kevin Novak
November 5, 2025
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