Motivating Change
By Margaret (Maggie) Carey Motivating change is a crucial element of change management. It is human nature to be resistant to change, especially as organizational change can often pose a threat to an employee’s job security, competencies and skills, and overall perceived worth. Two ways to motivate change are: 1) to proactively combat resistance to change and 2) to create change readiness. Proactively Combatting Resistance to Change As an organization begins a change management process, employees must go from the certainty that they currently work in, to the uncertainty and ambiguity that lies ahead. This uncertainty and ambiguity may cause anxiety and resistance