Changing Landscape And How Your Workforce Adapts
Are you facing a changing landscape? Has your workforce changed or is there a need for change?
Change can be tough.
There are many people who are eager to change. They’ve grown tired of the old ways, the boredom, the monotony. They might also see opportunity in change and believe change works.
At the same time there are many people who are unsure of change. They are comfortable in the old ways. Knowing what works and how to do it feels safe.
Change resistors are quick to shout out potential problems, obstacles, and roadblocks. Things are happening too fast for them, the unknown means confusion, delays, and more emotional labor.
What are the real objections? What is happening, at the root?
Is it fear stopping progress?
Changing Landscape
Newsflash, things are changing.
The rate of change seems to be accelerating. What has transpired in the last 18 months (2020 pandemic) has sparked a lot of change. Even greater is the transformation across the most recent 50 or 60 years.
Technology is changing everything. Adapting and growing with it comes with a price.
The price of avoiding it and staying the same is much greater.
In a tight labor marketing people are going to work with what they consider the best companies. Many workforce experts have suggested we are heading into a time they’re calling The Great Resignation.
Are you listening for the objections?
Change resistors are often masquerading fear with objections.
Will your workforce adapt, hold the organization back, or will they move on to what they perceive as greener pastures?
Working towards a greater understanding of risk, reducing fear, and improving confidence may be the best way to navigate change.
People are counting on you.
-DEG
Dennis E. Gilbert is a business consultant, speaker (CSPTM), and culture expert. He is a five-time author and the founder of Appreciative Strategies, LLC. His business focuses on positive human performance improvement solutions through Appreciative Strategies®. Reach him through his website at Dennis-Gilbert.com or by calling +1 646.546.5553.
