Why Humans Fear Change

Like the penguins residing on this melting iceberg, change is inevitable.

For some penguins, making the plunge off the iceberg and into the sea is something that they fear.

Ultimately, the success of this change journey and the anxiety it is bringing depends on the leadership skills of the boss penguin.

The boss penguin will have to get the rest of the group to recognize that taking their fates in their own wings and outmaneuvering the shark below is better than waiting for the iceberg to melt completely at which point there will be more sharks to handle.

Change can bring fear and anxiety as employees face the unknown.

Despite our “superior” intelligence, we humans are not much different from these penguins when it comes to anxiety about change.

For this reason, leaders must help their employees manage their fear of change as they take the plunge into the unknown.