Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because
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“Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better.”
– King Whitney, Jr.
Whenever a change occurs in organizations, families, or individuals, people react in different ways. People have a full spectrum of capacity to change, from being highly resistant to change to enthusiastically embracing change and this capacity within each of us changes day-to-day.
What change has occurred in your organization recently and what kinds of behavior did you observe from the individuals involved with the change?