{"id":2540,"date":"2019-12-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2019-12-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T00:00:00","slug":"change-6-strategies-overcome-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/change-6-strategies-overcome-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 8 Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Change in Your Company"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Chloe loves the new brand of coffee in the office kitchen. Steve is thrilled with the new project management software, and the sales team is pumped about the new boss. Change is smooth.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Sound familiar? No, probably not.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

People rarely accept change so easily. That\u2019s because <\/span>resistance to change is a natural human instinct.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n

This creates a serious problem for businesses. In today\u2019s market, change is critical to success. Organizations cannot survive if they are slow to <\/span>innovate<\/span><\/a> and lack <\/span>business agility<\/span><\/a>. But this inevitably means a lot of people going through a lot of change.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

That\u2019s why effectively mitigating resistance to change is a critical skill for <\/span>change management<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This guide will help you overcome employee resistance to <\/span>ensure your change initiatives succeed.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n

Dive Deeper: 4 Barriers to Organizational Change<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\r\n

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What is resistance to change?<\/b><\/p>\r\n

To put it simply, change is scary \u2014 and challenging. Maintaining an existing habit is easier than changing. Trying something new means there is a possibility of failure. Most people prefer to stay in their comfort zone than venture into unknown territory.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Even individuals who claim to enjoy change may find it challenging in the workplace. After all, choosing to make a change in one\u2019s personal life is very different from accepting top-down <\/span>organizational change<\/span><\/a>. Resistance to change in the workplace occurs because most often employees don\u2019t have a choice. This triggers a sense of lost control and uncertainty.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Imagine organization-wide new <\/span>software implementation<\/span><\/a>. As an employee, you are competent using the old platform, and don\u2019t necessarily understand the need for a new system. What you <\/span>do<\/span><\/i> understand is: This will require effort to relearn basic functions. Consciously or subconsciously, you might fear that the change will hurt your job performance.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Too often, employees focus on what may be lost, rather than what can be gained.<\/span><\/p>\r\n