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Change Management

Change is difficult for many people, even when change is positive.  When you look at the Holmes Stress test, you will see that most stressors are due to change, and some of them would be considered a blessing: marriage, a new job, a new addition to the family, a new home.

It is good to remember that there is a process to change management:

1) We may deny that change is needed or is occuring
2) We recognize that change is needed and/or happening
3) Then as change occurs, we struggle to integrate it in our life
4) We accept the change and have integrated with it in a new way

Often when I do coaching and training in the workplace, many leaders believe that their job is to simply inform employees of change and get their buy-in.  That is certainly an important step, but that alone will not help people to integrate it in their everyday lives.

In order to help your people adjust to and accept change, be aware of situations where they seem to be struggling.  You can do this by using the P.A.U.S.E. Technique I talk about in my new book, P.A.U.S.E.-Take Control of your Life!  By being present and noticing their struggle, without judgment or assuming they are not a team player or bought in, we can then become CURIOUS and discover where exactly they are having a hard time integrating this new change in their day-to-day routine.

I liken this to any new goal or change you may have in your life.  I remember when each of my children were first born and I thought I would never find the extra time to complete all I needed to do.  Although I recognized I had a new addition to the family and accepted the change, it took a while before I discovered new possibilities of how to do things more efficiently.  Learning to stay open and get curious and creative helps us to manage change.

If you are a manager or someone facing a change in your life, I suggest you P.A.U.S.E. and ask yourself and others,  "How might we integrate this new change in our life, for greater fulfillment and effectiveness?"

What change are you facing?  How are you managing it?