Leading Through Resistance: How Leaders Can Support People Through Change

Change is a constant in leadership, but resistance is just as common. What many leaders interpret as pushback is often something far more human—uncertainty, fear, or the feeling of losing stability. In this piece, we explore why change feels so personal, why leaders and teams experience it so differently, and how leaders can guide people through the discomfort with clarity, empathy, and steady presence. When leaders slow down long enough to understand what their team is experiencing, resistance becomes less about refusal and more about reassurance. The result is a shift from surviving change to growing through it—together.