RESISTANCE
Change in an organization often arouses resistance, even when there are important or strong reasons to change.
- Why do we humans work that way?
- Is it possible to understand the resistance and thereby find keys to bridge it?
I have discovered that by better understanding the psychology of resistance and what happens to us humans in change, it becomes easier to start change projects in a better way, easier to understand and manage the reactions that come and work with involvement in a way that helps both the change project and creates a greater degree of commitment in the organization.
There is so much to read about resistance and reactions to change, from both the field of change and psychology and brain research, but here is a compilation of some different theories and explanatory models that I myself find useful in my change projects and development programs for change leader.
