2006-12-31 14:25:34 · 7 answers · asked by ultdove 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Fear of the unknown. They do not want to be preceived as a "company person". They do not want people to know they care about the future of the business. They are unsecure and do not think they are a part of the business. Maybe they had a bad experience or heard about one and therefore they are afraid. Maybe they do not trust management or the owners.
2006-12-31 14:36:16 · answer #1 · answered by Larry L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what kind of change your talking about and how well you're communicating it to your staff. Frequently, change can be bad (lay-offs, dropping sales, cutting product lines) and this has a tendency to scare people.
Change can also mean alterations in job descriptions, pay rates and the chance that this change may be the first step to another change that means I won't have a job when you're done with all the changes.
Communication is key. Your staff needs to know the what & in many cases the why. Think about things from the staffs perspective and decide if their resistance is rational or valid and then address it as professionally as possible.
2006-12-31 22:40:09 · answer #2 · answered by bionicbookworm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change is ALWAYS worse for a employee in the short term, the mid and long term consequences may be beneficial in a relative sense IE business still runs, or absolute sense. This is just the function of economoic cost. "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
2006-12-31 22:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by mathman241 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, there are plenty of possibility to your questions.
some employees who are the pioneering staff, they love changes cause it's their job. but if the employees were hired as a former generation, it is hard for them to accept the changes cause it will take time to get used to it.
some is not easy to get train, think about their previous function, if they are accustom to their job, and very slow to learn, it will be hard for them to get train cause they will keep repeating their old function and will not think of improving their act. usually, they make excuses why, you can tell if you already trained them for couple of months and still not grasping the concept, you have a hardcore on your hand. i think, you need to brainstorm all employee and prepare them ahead of time to get used to the fact of new process, give them incentive, recognize their effort and continue to strive to help them, encourage them a lot so you can make it. check out the slow learner and push them harder, identify their strength and match it with the quicker and wittier one.
i know how frustrating it can be especially for the management, just add more patience and understanding, you guys will make it.
2006-12-31 22:40:58 · answer #4 · answered by salome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it human nature, no matter the situation, to resist the unknown - change?
2006-12-31 22:29:29 · answer #5 · answered by wlh563 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't like to carry coins with them, maybe.
2006-12-31 22:30:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
risk...uncertainty...change could effect longevity etc.
2006-12-31 22:32:50 · answer #7 · answered by dotcombust007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋