People who lead change have obviously developed a set of skills to easily cope with change. Most of us lack those skills, and when a change in our lives take place, we often don’t know how to handle it. Many of us are willing to change, but the change comes too suddenly and the reason for the specific change is not properly communicated to us.
This is the reason why certain changes that takes place in a work situation fail. The people on top do not see the consequences of how this change affects others in the workplace, and on paper something can work perfectly but in real life, lives can be changed.
The human factor plays a great roll whether the actual planned change will be successful or not. If some of your responsibilities are taken away, you might feel belittled and you might not know how to handle these changes. If you are suddenly given new responsibilities on top of your current job, it might cause a lot of stress and you may feel overwhelmed and insecure.
A common misjudgement from business owners is that everyone behaves rationally, and people in senior positions often feel superior and force change onto workers in junior positions. However, these changes, if communicated properly can change our lives for the better.
We as humans are very predictable and more than often, we adapt easily to changes that takes place. Change can even make us more effective as we need to learn new skills and techniques. In the beginning you might struggle with something new, but in the end after you have tried a few times, you do become successful.
It is a very necessary skill to teach ourselves how to handle change. We have to make a study of ourselves and the way that we react to change so that we can pass it on to others.
Changes in the workplace affect our personal lives and we need to learn to cope with changes at work to prevent big changes in our lives.
