Keypoints Any time an organization looks to make changes using process improvement methodologies, it often meets heavy internal resistance from the “doers.” These individuals are responsible for ...

Communicate early and clearly to reduce uncertainty and build trust during workplace changes. Explain the “why” behind changes to foster understanding and minimize resistance. Acknowledge challenges, ...

Have you ever had to adapt to a new thing or embrace a new situation, take on a new job, venture into a territory you are not conversant with? It is scary, uncertain and the tendency is to avoid the ...

With so much business change underway, brushing up on effective ways to manage change and learning new ones must become a top ...

It is human nature for us to seek consistency and predictability in our personal and professional lives. Changes, particularly unexpected changes, can be stressful and feel threatening. Consequently, ...

Since change is often framed as a challenge of willpower or attitude, leaders are taught to anticipate resistance and to respond to it effectively. Many of them believe that resistance stems from fear ...

One of the strongest psychological forces is people’s resistance to change. Whether it is a change at work, such as a new boss or new process, or a personal change, such as a need to exercise to lose ...

Leaders at all ranks must model change-positive behavior and work together to maintain consistency and alignment in driving initiatives forward. Change is more readily accepted when firefighters trust ...