Understanding The Cycle Of Change, And How People React To It
- Topics:
- Change Management
- Tags:
- Change,
- Leadership,
- Management,
- Robert Bacal
- Source:
- Robert Bacal
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Overview: Managers often make the mistake of assuming that once a change is started, that employees will see that it is going to take place, and get on side. This is rarely the case. Because change causes fear, a sense of loss of the familiar, etc., it takes some time for employees to a) understand the meaning of the change and b) commit to the change in a meaningful way. It is important to understand that people tend to go through stages in their attempts to cope with change. Understanding that there are normal progressions helps change leaders avoid under-managing change or over-reacting to resistance.
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Format: HTML | Date: Jan 2009 | Pages: 4
