When a company formulates policies, facing the stubbornness and possible passive resistance of northerners, the following strategies can be adopted to mitigate such resistance: 1. **Communication and transparency**: Before formulating policies, communicate with employees in a timely manner, explain the reasons, background and expected goals of policy changes, and let them understand the specific motivations and expected effects. 2. **Solicit opinions**: During the policy formulation process, actively solicit opinions and suggestions from northern employees. Involving them in policy discussions can enhance their sense of belonging and identity and reduce resistance. 3. **Adaptability and flexibility**: Take into account the characteristics of the northern region in the policy, give appropriate flexibility, and avoid a "one-size-fits-all" approach. Allow employees to flexibly adjust according to their own circumstances to reduce resistance. 4. **Emphasis on common interests**: Clarify the benefits of the new policy and the positive impact on individual employees and the team, so that they can see the specific benefits of the change. 5. **Training and support**: Provide employees with necessary training and support to help them adapt to the new policy and eliminate resistance caused by unfamiliarity. 6. **Gradual implementation**: For major policy adjustments, consider gradual implementation, and then fully promote them after the pilot is successful, so as to reduce employees' resistance. 7. **Establish a feedback mechanism**: Encourage employees to provide feedback after the implementation of the policy, and adjust and improve the policy in a timely manner, so that employees feel that their opinions are valued. 8. **Set an example**: Through the role of benchmarking, actively display successful cases of compliance with the policy, so that employees can see the positive changes and results of other colleagues. Through these strategies, the passive resistance of northern employees in the face of new policies can be effectively reduced, and the smooth implementation of the policy can be promoted.