Accepting Change

Marcus holds a meeting to inform the team that the office will be changing over to a new system. Everyone is annoyed and frustrated. Steve, Michael, Alex and Casey all present objections to a system upgrade. Steve and Sanjay object to having to spend time bringing others up to speed. Marcus decides to get everyone to write down their negative thoughts and put them in a box but it doesn’t seem to help the team. Until Steve has a positive impulse and suggests that with the combined skill set of the group and some focused effort then the challenge can be overcome. 

  Key Learning Points

“When you stop seeing change as bad, you start to enjoy new beginnings.”

HOW TO EMBRACE CHANGE

Don’t stay angry 
INSTEAD: Limit the venting

Don’trehash disadvantages
INSTEAD: Consider advantages

Don’tbe inflexible
INSTEAD: Explore options

Don’tresist change
INSTEAD: Enjoy moving forward