Most of us, most of the time, are working to establish some state of normal, both in our personal lives and at work. We work to organize our lives into a state of what we consider “comfortable” — where we know what to expect. When something pushes us out of our comfort zone, we find that our level of stress increases, and for some, the ability to work through the change becomes a real challenge.
Experience has shown that individuals feel most comfortable with change when they initiate the change themselves. Generally, this means they have analyzed the change and the outcome they believe the change should bring. There may be a basic belief that the change will lead to something better. If this is not the case, most people will prefer not to make the change at all.
If we can learn to separate the change from our response to the change, we leave ourselves with choices and regain a sense of control. Our natural response when force is exerted against us is to push back; even though the direction we are being pushed in may ultimately be something better.
Every person, at some point in life, will experience this to some degree. Certainly those more experienced at change will find the disruption less threatening, but everyone will be impacted by change eventually. Sometimes this impact results in a loss of productivity.
So what can be done? How can people learn to embrace, rather than resist, change? How can you help your employees be among those who are skilled at change? And most importantly, how can you prevent a devastating loss of productivity? We can help answer these questions for you and your organization. Give our change experts a call!