Employees and middle managers begin to resist. The executives respond by pushing the change even harder. They threaten people. The executives resist the resistance. Employees only redouble their opposition and the war begins.
Resistance is any force that slows or stops movement.
People resist in response to something. Resistance is a natural part of change. It protects people from harm. As a beginning downhill skier, it is resistance that keeps me from taking the chair lift to the top of Bodycast Mountain. I have identified three levels of resistance.