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When Positive Change Goes South

Change is not easy. As a leader, you know that for a fact. Even change that is for the better is never “bump-free,” as we discussed in a previous blog. Of course, you expect unwelcome changes to be hard on people and prepare accordingly. But what about a change you assume will be received as… Continue reading When Positive Change Goes South

Leading Change, Part 5: When Your Employees Don’t Want to Change

Even when a change is good for your business, you will have some employees who believe that the change will negatively affect them. That belief makes managing the change a lot harder for you as a leader. To understand what your employees are going through and how to help them manage a change they perceive… Continue reading Leading Change, Part 5: When Your Employees Don’t Want to Change

Leading Change, Part 1: Chaos – Not Change – Is the Real Problem

If we’ve heard it once from frustrated leaders, we’ve heard it a thousand times: “People always resist change.” But is that really true? Is change always viewed as bad by employees? Of course not. Many changes are readily acknowledged by employees to be good, necessary, and positive. Yet they still resist – even when they… Continue reading Leading Change, Part 1: Chaos – Not Change – Is the Real Problem

8 Reasons People Resist Change

It is a common belief that people always resist change. That is not entirely accurate. After all, if a change is positive, such as receiving a 10% raise, people can be all for it! It is more accurate to say that people resist the chaos that change brings. Such resistance is normal, it is natural,… Continue reading 8 Reasons People Resist Change