Short presentation on why changes cause resistance and some tips to get changes more effective

2. This is a quote from Heraclitos, a Greek philosopher who
lived about 500 years BC
It illustrates perfect our mind lock where
changes put us in, because ….
even though we know it’s inevitable,
we still are reluctant to changes we’re
confronted with

4. The essential problem in fact is not the change itself
which causes our reluctance
Fear of ‘losing’ something is mainly responsible for this
But there’s more to it:
• our prime assumption is changes will affect all others
except us
• change causes uncertainty which is something we
don’t like

5. Don’t forget the architect of the change has taken a
journey towards the solution
The focus to realize it will have to change
To create effective changes we don’t push it top-down,
but to take people with us on our journey

6. Though we think if we’re telling people exactly what we
want to change and how, we risk to paralyze them
instead of get them to move.
Effective changes use the ‘everlasting- why’-mechanism
What’s the ‘everlasting- why’-mechanism?
For children it’s a way of getting control over the
surrounding world. Why should this be any different for
adults in getting control over changes in their
environment and work.

7. Simon Sinek explains this with the Golden Circle.
The key of getting changes
effective is to engage people;
they have to act inside out,
so they are able to understand
outside in

8. Employees have to know ‘why’ the changes are
necessary, because if you didn’t realize ….
they are participants, not just bystanders
Think otherwise?
Prepare for failure of
your change.
This is becoming even more
evident as the milenium
generation enters the workforce

9. Change without changing attitute is a no-win situation
Take your ‘audience’ on your journey while modelling the
change
Try to hook-up the change with existing needs or
experienced problems, so the need for changes is
recognized and incorporated