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DOESN’T ANYTHING EVER STAY THE SAME ANYMORE?!. Kathlynn McConnell Corporate Trainer and Empress of Education Members Cooperative Credit Union 101- 14 th Street Cloquet, MN 55720 (218) 878-3653 kathlynn.mcconnell@membersccu.org. Why do we resist change?. That four-letter word __ __ __ __
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DOESN’T ANYTHING EVER STAY THE SAME ANYMORE?! Kathlynn McConnell Corporate Trainer and Empress of Education Members Cooperative Credit Union 101- 14th Street Cloquet, MN 55720 (218) 878-3653 kathlynn.mcconnell@membersccu.org
Why do we resist change? • That four-letter word __ __ __ __ • Security, status • Habit and W-A-D-I-T-W • No need • WIIFM – NOT!
Facts about change… • Never-ending, “norm” • It’s physical as well as psychological • It’s welcomed by some, resisted by others • It’s normal to feel resistance • Often seen as a n _ g _ t _ _ _
A Change thought… If you don’t like how things look, then look at things differently and you will begin to see a new picture…
Old woman or young girl?
Rabbit… or duck?
“A situation is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.” ~ William Shakespeare ~
3 Transitional Phases • Ending • Neutral Zone • New Beginning
the ENDING… • Ending of something you have known to be • Dis-identification and Denial • “I used to know how to do it the old way, but now I’m not so sure…” • (<)Confidence and competence
the NEUTRAL ZONE • Neither here nor there • Disorganization • Two steps forward, five back • CHAOTIC! • Anger, blame, decreased self-esteem
NEW BEGINNING • More focused • Less chaotic • More comfortable • > in competence
~ What to do in the ENDING phase ~ • What is ending (and what is not) • Value the “old” • Purpose of the “new” • Ritual • Bury it or carry it
~ What to do in the Neutral Zone phase ~ • Acknowledge the discomfort • Talk • Permission • SLOW down • Small steps • BDB, celebrate • Peace, self
What to do in the New Beginning phase ~ • Celebrate! • Support, encourage • Lessons • Get ready…
~ Resources ~ • Change Management: the people side of change by Jeff Hiatt and Tim Creasey • Employee’s Survival Guide to Change , by Jeff Hiatt • Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life , by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth H. Blanchard • The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change their Organizations. by JP Kotter and DS Cohen. • Developing Strategies for Change, by J . Darwin , P. Johnson, and J. McAuley • Article: “20/20 Change Agent: A Four-Point Plan for Bringing Clarity to Change” , http://www.fastcompany.com/online/05/changetips.html • Article: “288 companies share lessons learned in change management in this 2003 benchmarking study” http://www.change-management.com/best-practices-report.htm • Article: “CHANGE: What Should We Do With It?” http://www.appa.org/FacilitiesManager/article.cfm?ItemNumber=466&parentid=207 • Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management: http://leadership.wharton.upenn.edu/welcome/index.shtml • Change Management Toolbook : http://www.change-management-toolbook.com/ • http://www.ncsconline.org/wc/CourTopics/ResourceGuide.asp?topic=Change