Reasons for resisting change
Reason # 1 We may fear change
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Reason # 2 Our values may go against change
https://twitter.com/tonyvincent/status/570795160302276609
Fact is, most businesses were never built to change - they were built to do one thing exceedingly well and highly efficiently -
forever. That’s why entire industries can get caught out by change - industries like big pharma, publishing, recorded music and the major U.S. airlines. http://blogs.wsj.com/management/2009/06/01/why-companies-fail-part-i/
Gary Hamel
Creativity Curiosity
Try ideas out
Tradition Efficiency Stability
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Reason # 3 We may not see the need for change
Most people resist change, because they cannot see it. Jef Staes. https://youtu.be/-1XwX9H6shQ Minute 12.
When people are not aware of the need for change, they will resist change. http://www.change-management.com/Top-5-reasons-employees-resist%20v9.pdf
Reason # 4 We may see the rewards of changing as too low
When people do not have the answer to the question ”What’s in it for me?”, they will resist change. http://www.uthscsa.edu/gme/documents/chiefres/Change%20Leadership/Top%20reasons%20for%20change%20resistance.pdf http://www.changedesigns.net/public/team/leading_teams/Why-people-resist-change.html
What do I get from this change?
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People will resist change when the rewards for
making the change are seen as too low compared to the trouble / stress / extra work involved.
http://www.torbenrick.eu/blog/change-management/12-reasons-why-people-resist-change/ http://managementisajourney.com/organizational-change-8-reasons-why-people-resist-change/
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Reason # 5 We may lack trust / belief
When Charles Newbold worked out the idea of a cast-iron plow, the farmers rejected it on the grounds that iron polluted the soil and encouraged weeds. http://smart.dke.univie.ac.at/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=24b4e418-5e15-403b-9cca-82ffc777bc2b&groupId=10136
A common reason people resist organizational change is that they assess the situation differently from their managers or those initiating the change and see more
costs than benefits resulting from the change, not only for themselves but for their company as well. https://hbr.org/2008/07/choosing-strategies-for-change
People resist change when they do not feel that a particular solution is the best approach to fix the problem.
http://www.uthscsa.edu/gme/documents/chiefres/Change%20Leadership/Top%20reasons%20for%20change%20resistance.pdf
Misunderstandings are most likely to arise when trust is lacking between the person initiating the change and the stakeholders who feel that they will be affected by it. Hayes, John: The Theory and Practice of Change Management, p. 130. http://www.destination-innovation.com/articles/why-do-people-resist-change/
Further inspiration https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Trust-1957173
Reason # 6 We may feel too little involved
People are more resistant to change if they are not
part of the change.
http://www.torbenrick.eu/blog/change-management/12-reasons-why-people-resist-change/
To what extent do you involve your girlfriend / boyfriend / spouse when you want to buy a product for your house / apartment?
Reason # 7 We may think that nothing can be changed
The most frozen layer in any organization, I think, is the people with experience who think they know best, who
believe that nothing can be changed.
Ravi Kant
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/organization/leading_change_an_interview_with_the_managing_director_of_tata_motors
Followers People who fight change
People who work to make change happen
Reason # 8 We may think that learning to change is very difficult
Some people, hesitant to try new things, express an unwillingness to learn something new. They may say, �I already know what I need to know.� http://www.peterstark.com/2010/why-employees-resist-change/
People resist change because they fear they will not be able to develop the new skills and behaviour that will be required of them. All human beings are limited in their ability to change, with some people much more limited than others. Peter Drucker has argued that the major obstacle to organizational growth is managers’ inability to change their attitudes and behaviour as rapidly as their organizations require. https://hbr.org/2008/07/choosing-strategies-for-change
A new and very different job will require new and different behaviour, new and different relationships, as well as the loss of some satisfactory current activities and relationships.
If the changes are significant and the individual’s tolerance for change is low, he might begin actively to resist the change – even if the new job is much more important than the person’s previous job. https://hbr.org/2008/07/choosing-strategies-for-change
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2015/10/26/who-wants-change-who-wants-to-change/
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