TABLE OF CONTENTS From childhood we are exposed to change. Most of us are taught that change is often good reflecting a positive religious, political, and cultural outlook. As we all age, we tend to get more comfortable in patterns that do not change much from day-to-day. People may jokingly remark that they live in a rut, but when you offer people the opportunity to change, many decline. There is a lot behind this.
There is the fear of change and what might happen. There is the potential loss of power due to the change. There is the effort, sometimes, great to react to the change.
Psychologists indicate that the leading changes that cause real stress are divorce, changing jobs, moving, a death in the family, and marriage.
For centuries people have tried to make improvements to their lives through innovation, invention, government, automation, and other means. Things that we take for granted today were highly resisted when they were introduced. Several examples will help put change management in perspective.
You cannot assume that change markets and sells itself.
Edison created many inventions. When he demonstrated that electricity could be harnessed through electric lighting, many people were fearful and thought, If God had meant for people to read and see in the dark, he would not...
