What do you do if you're facing resistance to new technology in your career?

To overcome resistance to new technology in your career, understand the reasons behind it, communicate the benefits, provide training, start small, address resistance proactively, lead by example, create a supportive environment, offer incentives, address concerns and feedback, and celebrate successes. By addressing these factors, you can ensure successful adoption and integration into your career and workplace, fostering a culture of learning and experimentation.

Even before starting with a new tech practice, first start with your mindset. Become aware of your inner dialogue when engaging with technology. When you can catch any resistance and negative loops, choose to change it to an empowering experience and phrase. There are so many deep beliefs around technology. When we can shift into compassion and see how the purpose of technology is to help us become better humans and that technology is here to serve the common good of humanity--then we can begin exploring with an open heart. This is especially essential within education and nurturing the new AI and human relationships.

Learning new things can feel overwhelming on your own, but with a partner, it can be fun and even exciting. Find a coworker who's also interested in learning the new tool. You can ask each other questions, share tips you discover, and even challenge each other to come up with creative ways to use it. Having a buddy to figure things out together can make the whole process less stressful and way more enjoyable. You can cheer each other on, laugh off mistakes, and celebrate your progress. So don't do it alone.

When learning new technology, it can be frustrating! By practicing mindfulness daily, it will help you to stay calm and embrace the change with positivity.

Change is happening every moment, there is no moment that is exactly the same--ever. Even when we think there isn't a change, every breath and the movement of the earth validate that change is constant. VUCA (Volatile > Vision, Uncertainty > Understanding, Complexity > Clarity, Ambiguity > Agility) can become a partner with technology to support the changes within our world. When we are present with the changes and can acknowledge this through our mindfulness practice, we can fully embrace change with courage and possibilities. This is an essential skill to share with children as their world evolves.

Remember that avoidance is a response to fear. But if you’re not in danger, then it’s probably not the most effective response. Mindfulness helps you notice your urge to avoid, assess whether you’re in danger, and if not, can help you make more effective choices. Approach new technology with curiosity and openness and then you can make an informed decision about whether it’s useful for you & your business. Then it will be a decision guided by facts rather than fear.

Yes! This is the exact issue I previously faced until I just had to get on with it! Now I can see how much easier the technology has made my practice. Keeping data at my fingertips and not the filling cabinet has been a massive improvement to my patient management.