Change is highly important to the success of an organization but many people have the tendency overtly or covertly to resist it” Explain this statement
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With the exponential growth of computer processing in this Information Age and its impact on an ever evolving global economy, change is now the normal state of business.
Despite the presence of change all around us, organizational change does not come easy, however. In fact, many organizations fail to make the changes that are necessary for their survival.
Senior sponsors of organizational change often blame implementation failures on employee and middle manager resistance to change. At times, this is true. More often, however, senior leaders and managers over-estimate how much change they can force on the organization. Some also do not understand how difficult it is to lead and implement change effectively.
Leading and implementing change requires people skills!
As I coach managers on their change management efforts, I explain that resistance to change is rarely irrational. Keep in mind that if your employees (or even your peers or boss) are resisting your change efforts, their resistance comes from a perspective that makes perfect sense to them.