𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝘁 🚀 Understanding and addressing employee needs at each phase of change reduces resistance and stress. Here’s how you can do it effectively: Phase 1: Thinking About Change 🔍 Employees Need Reassurance: Confusion and worry from rumors Concern about an uncertain future To Relieve Stress, Leaders Can: Address rumors and concerns directly Stay available and attentive Phase 2: Preparing for Change 📊 Employees Need Context: Worry about personal impact Emotional swings between hope and fear To Relieve Stress, Leaders Can: Discuss potential impacts openly Make space for emotions Phase 3: Implementing Change ⚖️ Employees Need Balance: Struggle with impatience and frustration Focus on negative consequences To Relieve Stress, Leaders Can: Listen to questions and concerns Balance messages of positives and negatives Phase 4: Evaluating Change 👏 Employees Need Acknowledgement: Understand their role in successful change Build confidence for future changes To Relieve Stress, Leaders Can: Provide feedback and convey confidence Be honest about successes and failures Leading change is about more than just strategy – it’s about empathy, communication, and support. Let's transform our approach to change management and build a resilient, adaptable workforce! 💪 🔗 #Leadership #ChangeManagement #EmployeeEngagement #BusinessStrategy #FutureOfWork
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Thank you for your insightful post, Dr. Nicole DeKay (She/Her). A good reminder that as leaders, we must be committed to listening and understanding. Brass tacks: Key Talent is Lost ... when it is relegated to quietly following along with plans they view as flawed, rife with conflict, and/or a road to failure. A quality of great leaders is humility. Humility invites dissent. “Let us all be the leaders we wish we had.” — Simon Sinek
In toxic work culture, the person who speaks up becomes the problem (instead of the task that actually is the problem). CEOs and leaders who refuse to hear problems and only want solutions do harm to the people around them. But it’s a hidden type of harm that can be couched in “I’m being positive. You’re being negative. Stop being the problem. Be the solution.” When the reality of the situation is “This goal is unrealistic and we’ve done all the work to show that. This plan is a problem and we need a new solution.” As leaders, it’s critical to listen to the problems of your workforce. Unrealistic goals need to be adjusted when reality can’t get you there. Sliding into toxic positivity does harm when goals are unrealistically aspirational - goals need to be achievable and realistic… *hear* #emotionalintelligence #endworkplaceabuse
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