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The mind is the control center of our thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and habits. When we understand how our minds typically respond to change, we can then address and reprogram the mind’s default reactions into something more positive and productive.
There is a reason that change makes us feel uncomfortable at best and at worst threatened or afraid. It is because change usually involves a loss of something fundamental and deeply important to us. It could be the loss of identity (who am I?), the loss of control (I feel overwhelmed), or the loss of meaning (what is the point?). It’s not surprising then that organizational change programs – even if they don’t involve layoff’s – can elicit fear and trepidation, and why so many programs fail to achieve lift-off.
Our neurological programming can produce very recognizable behaviors and emotions when we encounter change in our lives. For example, shock, denial, and frustration. These behaviors were initially codified in the Kubler-Ross Change Curve model which has been fundamental in helping people and organizations globally to understand the change process and human reactions to it.
Inspired by the Change Curve and informed by our years working with global clients, we have defined the two possible paths through a major change in the business context (like a strategic transformation, merger, or massive reorganization): The Unmanaged Path and The Mind Managed Path. The Unmanaged Path is what you know, and The Mind Managed Path is what we can help cultivate within your organization.
There is a reason that change makes us feel uncomfortable at best and at worst threatened or afraid. It is because change usually involves a loss of something fundamental and deeply important to us. It could be the loss of identity (who am I?), the loss of control (I feel overwhelmed), or the loss of meaning (what is the point?). It’s not surprising then that organizational change programs – even if they don’t involve layoff’s – can elicit fear and trepidation, and why so many programs fail to achieve lift-off.
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