{"id":18009,"date":"2014-11-14T04:10:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T04:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/?p=18009"},"modified":"2024-04-03T13:20:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:50:43","slug":"when-employees-resist-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/when-employees-resist-change\/","title":{"rendered":"When employees resist change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/when-employees-resist-change.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18013\" alt=\"when-employees-resist-change\" src=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/when-employees-resist-change-300x183.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/when-employees-resist-change-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/when-employees-resist-change-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/when-employees-resist-change.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The biggest challenge to organizational change \u00a0is not the lethargy of the management above them.,it is the resistance of the employees who need to be trained. Need for change is constant not just to thrive, but also to survive.<\/p>\n<p>Driving any change is not an easy process. It needs support ,perseverance and acknowledgement. A few points that should be taken care of while driving major changes are given below:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Buy in<\/span>:\u00a0 The employer should not only do, but also make it manifest \u00a0that employees inputs have been taken before the change is done. When buy-in happens, even if all the suggestions of the employees aren\u2019t taken into consideration it gives a credibility because , people know that the company made an attempt to taken their views<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Lead the change<\/span>:\u00a0 In every organization, there would be people who are trusted and in whom the faith of the people lie. This can be organization head, sometimes head of the unit, or sometimes managers who lend a lot of credibility to the team. These people should be identified and ask to lead change management.<\/p>\n<p>Let people know in advance : Let people know in advance what are the changes and how to cope up with them. In case of process changes or organization wide career level changes, mini sessions and discussions can help them prepare. For major technology changes, trainings and on the job mentoring has to be provided.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Address their fears<\/span> : It is not unnatural for employees to have their own fears in the course of a major change. This can range from the fear of inability to cope with day to day activities as a result of change to something as critical as losing promotions or even the job.\u00a0 The company should ensure that no fears are left unaddressed.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tell them the benefits<\/span>&#8211; The last and the next important move important move is to let them know how the company and themselves will be benefitted by this move.A detailed account on the way things would work and the objectives \u00a0that can be achieved through such a new system should be driven across the organization.<\/p>\n<p>All said and done, change management isn\u2019t an easy process and will need regular follow ups and issue fixes so that nothing loses the grip or fall out of place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/Human-Resources\">Click here for government certification in Human Resources<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The biggest challenge to organizational change \u00a0is not the lethargy of the management above them.,it is the resistance of the employees who need to be trained. Need for change is constant not just to thrive, but also to survive. Driving any change is not an easy process. It needs support ,perseverance and acknowledgement. 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