Why Change? That’s Just the Way it’s Done ????♀?
Cristi A. Haygood, D.Eng.
Executive Leadership & Productivity Strategist | I help Technical Professionals become dynamic Leaders who innovate real value and build high performing teams.
We’ve all been there…hitting an impasse on our projects, morale beginning to dip, and Sr. Leadership on our necks for the next big deliverables. Imagine being in a Team Meeting where the main topic is how to right the ship. In the midst of brainstorming, someone, let’s call him Bob (in my experience, it’s usually a guy named Bob, Mark, or Phil ????♀?), interjects and says that the process must go this way because that’s just the way it’s always been done. So as a Leader, how do you pivot and make the necessary changes so that your Team can succeed when you have Team Members resistant to change??
These "sacred cows" — long-standing practices, beliefs, or processes that are deeply ingrained in the culture — can often hinder innovation and progress, especially when change is necessary. However, before you throw your laptop from a window, let’s first understand why some people are resistant to change.
Resistance to change is a natural impulse. Most people don’t jump up and down to change. It’s usually not until their level of discomfort becomes too great or there’s something to be gained that people start turning a corner towards change. In the workplace as in life, it shows up as:
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