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COPING WITH CHANGE

COPING WITH CHANGE. Presented by: Northern Employee Assistance Services The Marcy Building 167 Polk St Watertown, New York 13601 315-788-4790 1-877-EAP-NEAS www.neaseap.org. WHAT IS CHANGE?. A break in the normal routine. An alternative in our current life-style.

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COPING WITH CHANGE

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  1. COPING WITH CHANGE Presented by: Northern Employee Assistance Services The Marcy Building 167 Polk St Watertown, New York 13601 315-788-4790 1-877-EAP-NEAS www.neaseap.org

  2. WHAT IS CHANGE? • A break in the normal routine. • An alternative in our current life-style. • Unsettling the calm and peace previously established. • The process by which a system reshapes or reforms itself.

  3. WHY PEOPLE RESIST CHANGE • Many of us have a natural aversion to change • Change is disorienting • Changes cause anxiety • Changes take back familiar cues that have been taken for granted • With an established routine, thinking is not vital.. Thinking is hard • Dwelling on what we will loose • Feeling alone • Fear changes will be too much • I don’t have what it takes.

  4. HOW DO PEOPLE ACT WHO AVOID C HANGE? • Increased absenteeism • Decreased productivity • Regression • Resignation/Transfer • Sabotage • Get angry when confronted with the need for change • Are willing to do anything in order to avoid necessary changes in their lives • Associate only with people who support their beliefs and value systems which deny the need for change

  5. REASONS CHANGE FAIL • Poorly thought out • Too broad and ambitious. • Too fast for people to cope • Poorly resourced • Without long term commitment • Have key staff not included • Leader who are too controlling • Are pursued in isolation

  6. WHAT IS RESILIENCY? • Who made you resilient? • What made you resilient? • How can you become more resilient?

  7. RESILIENCY Five characteristics of resiliency. • Be Positive - See life as challenging, dynamic, and filled with opportunities. • Be Focused - Determine where you are headed and stick to that goal so that barriers do not block your way • Be Flexible - Open yourself to different possibilities when faced with uncertainty. • Be Organized - Develop structured approaches to be able to manage the unknown. • Be Proactive - Look ahead, actively engage change, and work with it

  8. A POSITIVE ATTITUDE FOR CHANGE, REQUIRES • Shared goals • Responsibility for success • Shared power and authority vested among colleagues • Continuous improvement • Lifelong learning

  9. A POSITIVE ATTITUDE continued • Risk taking • Support • Mutual Respect • Openness • Celebration and humor • Every change brings opportunity

  10. HOW TO COPE WITH CHANGE • Get the big picture • Do some anchoring • Follow your vision • Keep your expectations realistic Bumps in the road People go at different Results may come slowly • Develop personal change tactics Sharpen skills to face challenge Play your winners Participate and support Manage stress

  11. BENEFITS OF ADAPTING TO CHANGE • Becomes the new norm • Gives ourselves a chance to use our positive qualities and attributes to their fullest. • Feeling proud of new accomplishments • Learn appropriate coping and development of adaptive behavior • Individual, personal, social, and emotional growth and empowerment • Increased productivity

  12. Presented by: Northern Employee Assistance Services The Marcy Building 167 Polk St Watertown, New York 13601 315-788-4790 1-877-EAP-NEAS www.neaseap.org

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