Leading the change

- Whether a change is good or bad, it can be scary.…Think about the last time you went through a change…and what it felt like.…Even if it was a fun and exciting new adventure,…you probably still had some reservations and fears…that you had to work through.…Organizational change is no different.…Even if people hate their jobs, a change that might…make them love their jobs is still scary.…As much as we may not like where we're at, we're used to it.…So in some ways, it's sort of comfortable.…This explains why so many people who do, in fact,…dislike their job never leave.…

The alternative is scary.…According to Jeffery and Linda Russell,…who have written several books on leading change,…there are four phases people go through…as they go through this change.…First is comfort.…This is how people feel at the beginning of change.…They feel in control and they know what to expect,…day in and day out.…Second is fear.…As the change begins and moves forward,…people feel frustrated and angry at the change.…They feel confused about what the changes mean for them.…