Question

How does pain play a positive role in change management?

Answer 1

Answer:

The key to so many change management mantras is that there is a level of pain with change and that change only comes about when the level of pain for each individual, in their current state, drives a need to change to a future state. There is no reason to inflict change management pain.

Bill Hybels, on stirring change, says, “Leaders move people from here to there … the first play is not to make ‘there’ sound wonderful. The first play is to make ‘here’ sound awful.”

Though this is a quote on leadership. The belief is the level of pain motivates change management objectives, as well.