Fear of change
#1 Fear of losing jobs
When John Kay invented the flying shuttle, it was considered such a threat to labor that weavers mobbed him and destroyed the mold. http://smart.dke.univie.ac.at/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=24b4e418-5e15-403b-9cca-82ffc777bc2b&groupId=10136
When people feel that a business change is a threat to their job security, that the change will eliminate the need for their job, they will resist change. http://www.uthscsa.edu/gme/documents/chiefres/Change%20Leadership/Top%20reasons%20for%20change%20resistance.pdf http://www.change-management.com/Top-5-reasons-employees-resist%20v9.pdf
People are more concerned about the risk of loss than they are excited by the prospect of gain.
http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/hidden-flaws-in-strategy
Change is resisted because it can hurt. When new technologies displace old ones, jobs can be lost, prices can be cut, investments can be wiped out. Rosabeth Moth Kanter
https://hbr.org/2012/09/ten-reasons-people-resist-chang.html
#2 Fear of losing power
The # 1 reason why managers resist change is the fear of losing power.
http://www.uthscsa.edu/gme/documents/chiefres/Change%20Leadership/Top%20reasons%20for%20change%20resistance.pdf
There is considerable revenue associated with the current successful model. Careers have been built on its growth. Any change to a new model threatens those revenues and those reputations. Paul Sloane
http://www.business2community.com/strategy/success-enemy-innovation-0978796#rowpvQP5GZUisLWO.97
People sometimes resist organizational change to save face.
If they go along with the change, they think it would mean that they would admit that some of their previous decisions or beliefs were wrong. https://hbr.org/2008/07/choosing-strategies-for-change
A major reason people resist organizational change is that they think they will lose something of value as a result. People focus on their own best interests and not on those of the total organization. https://hbr.org/2008/07/choosing-strategies-for-change
Further inspiration
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Questions-to-discover-your-values-1329394
#3 Fear of failing
Fear of failure is one of the root causes of organizations’ inability to adapt. Sources http://www.mixhackathon.org/hackathon/contribution/fear-failure-hrs-role http://www.mixhackathon.org/hackathon/contribution/12-enemies-organizational-adaptability
#4 Fear of stress
When people feel that a certain change requires that they work more than they do now – and already now work under high pressure – they will resist change. http://www.uthscsa.edu/gme/documents/chiefres/Change%20Leadership/Top%20reasons%20for%20change%20resistance.pdf
It’s too much!
https://openclipart.org/detail/185097/too-many-boxes-for-a-man-by-j4p4n-185097
Further inspiration https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-do-you-handle-stress-1496360