How to succeed in changing a company?
11 June 2014
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In a constantly changing environment, change becomes necessary to better adapt the organization of the company. This may involve changes in teams, employees, or work organization...
Poorly managed, change can be poorly perceived... It therefore leads to natural resistance; because change causes fear and calls into question the methods and work habits of employees.
Why are employees reluctant to change?
It should be known that any change, whatever its importance, is often experienced by the employee as a loss of bearings. In other words, change has an emotional dimension that does not corroborate the logic of the company, which is more rational...
The causes of resistance can be due to the following reasons:
- Lack of awareness of the problem
- Lack of understanding of the solution
- Rejection of the solution
- Fear of the consequences of change
- Lack of interest
Why shouldn't it be imposed?
The idea here is to sufficiently involve employees so as not to suffer their moods.
Knowledge reduces the feeling of uncertainty and therefore the fear of the unknown... This knowledge must primarily focus on the reasons for this decision and a projection of the near future to reduce the risks of non-adherence of the various actors in the company.
As long as communication on the reasons for this change is not clear and employees do not share the managers' opinions and do not understand the reason for this change, they will fight against it, while we managers consider it as a solution for the well-being of all the actors in the company.
To answer this problem, experienced managers believe that it is possible to adopt an approach that sets the company in motion from within by adopting a participatory approach that involves not only managers, but also employees... And that way everyone is happy...
In conclusion, it is evident that sharing and exchanging ideas and the simple fact of feeling listened to can open avenues for negotiation and thus facilitate a change, however difficult it may be.
So managers, communicate with your employees, it will be the key to the success of your company's projects, whatever they may be!
Philippe Montant
CEO of ReKrute
Poorly managed, change can be poorly perceived... It therefore leads to natural resistance; because change causes fear and calls into question the methods and work habits of employees.
Why are employees reluctant to change?
It should be known that any change, whatever its importance, is often experienced by the employee as a loss of bearings. In other words, change has an emotional dimension that does not corroborate the logic of the company, which is more rational...
The causes of resistance can be due to the following reasons:
- Lack of awareness of the problem
- Lack of understanding of the solution
- Rejection of the solution
- Fear of the consequences of change
- Lack of interest
Why shouldn't it be imposed?
The idea here is to sufficiently involve employees so as not to suffer their moods.
Knowledge reduces the feeling of uncertainty and therefore the fear of the unknown... This knowledge must primarily focus on the reasons for this decision and a projection of the near future to reduce the risks of non-adherence of the various actors in the company.
As long as communication on the reasons for this change is not clear and employees do not share the managers' opinions and do not understand the reason for this change, they will fight against it, while we managers consider it as a solution for the well-being of all the actors in the company.
To answer this problem, experienced managers believe that it is possible to adopt an approach that sets the company in motion from within by adopting a participatory approach that involves not only managers, but also employees... And that way everyone is happy...
In conclusion, it is evident that sharing and exchanging ideas and the simple fact of feeling listened to can open avenues for negotiation and thus facilitate a change, however difficult it may be.
So managers, communicate with your employees, it will be the key to the success of your company's projects, whatever they may be!
Philippe Montant
CEO of ReKrute
