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- Loss of control. Change interferes with autonomy and can make people feel that they’ve lost control over their territory. It’s not just political, as in who has the power.
- Excess uncertainty. If change feels like walking off a cliff blindfolded, then people will reject it. People will often prefer to remain mired in misery than to head toward an unknown.
- Surprise, surprise! Decisions imposed on people suddenly, with no time to get used to the idea or prepare for the consequences, are generally resisted.
- Everything seems different. Change is meant to bring something different, but how different? We are creatures of habit. Routines become automatic, but change jolts us into consciousness, sometimes in uncomfortable ways.
Oct 29, 2022 · Often change involves going back to square one. Our egos can keep us stuck when we expect ourselves to be experts or gauge our worth based on our performance. Being a beginner requires ...
Jul 1, 2023 · Change and its resistance have been ever-present throughout history. However, the accelerated rate, unpredictability, and quantity of change that organizations and individuals must deal with in such an interconnected, high-tech, and complex world—as well as the potential consequences of organizational, social, cultural, economic, and political changes—underscores change and resistance to ...
- Mistrust and lack of confidence. When employees don’t trust or feel confident in the person making the change, their resistance to it can be a huge barrier.
- Emotional responses. Changing the status quo is complex and people tend to react emotionally to disruptions to their routine. This is a natural and inevitable response.
- Lack of training and help resources. Resistance to change often emerge when employees feel unprepared to adapt and adopt new processes due to a lack of onboarding, upskill training, and end-user support resources to guide them through the initial learning curve and friction points in a new process, team structure, or software implementation.
- Fear of failure. People won’t support a change if they’re not confident in their abilities to adapt to it. When people feel threatened by their shortcomings (real or imagined), they protect themselves from failure by resisting the change.
Mar 9, 2022 · Prosci research participants identified five primary reasons managers resist change: Organizational culture issues. Lack of awareness and knowledge about change. Lack of support and commitment for change management. Misalignment of project goals and personal incentives. Lack of confidence in their ability to manage change.
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Jun 26, 2023 · Understanding the psychology behind resistance to change can help you better anticipate and address potential issues, ultimately increasing the likelihood of a successful change initiative. Change can be scary, and as a human being, it’s natural to feel a sense of apprehension when faced with the unknown. But fear isn’t the only reason ...
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Feb 16, 2020 · Resistance to change or acceptance of it: actions that matter most. Getty. Everyone knows change is hard and the most difficult part of any change effort is obtaining buy-in. Relatively speaking ...
