The only constant is #Change
Rrahul Aroraa
General Manager Administration at Inshorts |Leadership Award Winner'23 & 24 | Ex -Adecco India | MBD Group | Nokia |Top Facility Management (FM)Voice | Top Presentation Skills Voice | Top Office Administration Voice |
In the corporate world's turbulent tide,
Change is the only constant, where adaptability resides.
Embracing it, you'll find a lifeline to thrive,
Or risk being swept away, like a relic of the past, left to survive.
It’s easy to get excited about implementing a change in your organization when you’re the force behind it, but not everyone may share your enthusiasm.
When employees resist change, from using new systems, following a new process, or reporting to a new manager, organizations cannot successfully achieve business outcomes related to the project.
Internal resistance to change can take many forms, including productivity loss, employees quitting, or outright hostility. Factors like employee tenure, the scale of change, and team involvement can all influence the level of resistance employees put forward.
While resistance is natural and inevitable, it becomes more challenging as organizations navigate constant change due to digital transformation and continuous process improvement.
There are ways to support your employees’ willingness to behave and adapt. To overcome resistance, you must understand its reasons and guide past them with a change management strategy that supports your organizational goals and change projects.
While there can be several reasons why an employee is resistant to organizational change, here are the five most common reasons:
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1. Mistrust and lack of confidence
2. Emotional responses
3. Lack of training and help resources
4. Fear of failure
5. Poor change communication
To avoid change resistance, provide proof that a new process, tool, or change will greatly benefit your employees. Prioritize educating your teams on how this new change will directly make their lives better and improve their day-to-day, and provide ongoing training to ensure they feel confident and comfortable navigating the new change.
Anticipating and planning for resistance is essential to implementing positive organizational change. When you dig into the reasons behind the resistance to change, you’re better prepared to address it and move past it, regardless of which type of organizational change you undergo within your company.
Organizations must support their employees through times of change with contextual guidance and assistance at the moment of need.
"Change is the corporate world's only constant beat,
Embrace it, and grow, or risk being left in defeat."