Resistance Identification and Mitigation Questions

Diagnosing sources of resistance and designing targeted interventions to convert opposition into constructive adoption or to contain persistent barriers. Candidates should be able to identify common drivers of resistance such as loss aversion status quo bias fear of job loss skill gaps unclear business case and change fatigue, and to surface these drivers using interviews surveys observation sentiment tracking and pilot results. Assessment includes differentiating surface objections from root causes and deploying interventions such as reframing messaging presenting data and pilot evidence training and coaching incentives co creation role redesign phased rollouts and negotiated trade offs. Also cover escalation and contingency planning when resistance persists, ways to measure mitigation effectiveness through adoption metrics and surveys, and examples of handling difficult stakeholders while preserving relationships and project integrity.