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Surveys of executives reveal that many companies fall short of their profit objectives due to ?people problems.? Research for my Absolutely Fabulous Organizational Change book found these ?people problems? fall into two ?r? categories: rebellion and resistance.
Rebellion is akin to teenagers defying authority figures, fir instance, rebelling against leaders who institute change. Resistance includes employees flinging roadblocks in the way of the organizational change. Examples include employees slowing down their work pace, badmouthing the change behind leaders? backs, making spiteful comments about the leaders Wholesale Jay Buhner Jersey , and slashing productivity.
Feels Like a Lover or Spouse Just Walked Out on You
One of my prouder moments in the media spotlight occurred when I appeared on business television shows -- and also was quoted in national magazines -- concerning employees? emotional reactions to organizational change. I had just delivered a speech on the topic at a national convention. At the press conference after my speech, reporters snapped to attention and later quoted me when I said the following: "The major emotional reaction of employees during organizational change is that they feel like their spouse or lover just walked out on them!?
Why did my statement attract media attention? Because I summarized the emotionally charged sting of betrayal everyone has felt for various reasons. Employees showing difficulty handling change often feel betrayed. They get used to everything at work being done in a certain way. But all of a sudden, if a company (or spouse or lover) changes how it acts, the person feels a huge sense of loss, distrust Wholesale Edgar Martinez Jersey , and betrayal.
7 Methods to Handle Resistant Employees
My research on executives who lead highly profitable organizational change uncovered the seven most useful methods to handle resistant employees:
a. communicate reasons for change
b. terminate
c. involve employees in decision-making
d. incentive pay
e. insist employees achieve quantified objectives within deadlines
f. teamwork that creates peer pressure to ?get with the program?
g. celebrate successes to help employees feel proud and emotionally ?bond?
?Old-Style? Versus ?New-Style? Employees
Another bottom line concern: Employees who worked productively before the organizational change may be unproductive after the change is implemented. I call them ?old-style? and ?new-style? employees. I find the following vital differences:
Old-Style Employees: Works in 1 department, Solo work, Likes receiving direction, Prefers to be told what to do, and Focus: Seniority & experience.
New-Style Employees: Interdepartmental Wholesale Felix Hernandez Jersey , Teamwork, Likes ndependence, Prefers shared leadership, and Focus: Updating & expanding skills.
For example, at Excell Global Services Wholesale Jay Bruce Jersey , vice president Lori Ulichnie used four methods to transform old-style employees into the new-style employees needed to implement Excell's highly profitable organizational changes:
a. Incentive pay
b. Thrill of employees receiving executives? attention