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Posted by Ian V. Ziskin, on February 19th, 2019 I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard someone say, “People hate change.” I actually believe most people think change is okay. What they hate is ambiguity and uncertainty. They want to know “What’s in it for me?”
I do not believe that people ask this question to be selfish, so much as they want to reduce the unknowns that affect them. They are actually willing to give change the benefit of the doubt, as long as it means something positive for them.
- A new and better job
- More money
- A saner boss
- An easier commute
- Additional time to spend with their family and friends
- More excitement and fun at work.
For example, when things go on sale shoppers don’t complain: “Who changed the prices? I was just getting used to the old, higher ones. I hate change.” Instead, they see the lower prices as a personal invitation for them to buy.
That’s what’s “in it” for them.
They accept and welcome change, even inconvenience, when they can see how it benefits them. Yet, tell them you are going to change the prices but not when or whether they are going up or down and you’ll drive them crazy.
By now you are probably thinking, “If I can just help people see how a change benefits them, then this change management thing is not so tough.” Unfortunately, it’s not that easy. What if there isn’t something “in it” for them?
For most organizations in the midst of a change initiative, the connection between what’s in it for the individual and what’s in it for the organization is often murky at best, especially in the short term. And the path to clarifying this connection is anything but a straight line. Thus, effective change leadership is more about achieving clarity and selling the need for and the inevitability of change than it is about making change desirable or attractive.
The best HR leaders help people understand, accept, and then ultimately embrace change. The least effective HR people spend their time trying to get everybody comfortable with change.
Understanding and comfort are not the same thing.
To me, the least relevant metric to assess change readiness is whether people like it. The most effective metric is whether people understand it well enough to execute.
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If you found this information valuable, check out my book, THREE: The Human Resources Emerging Executive, which you can preview at www.exexgroup.com/publications/three-book.
Be sure also to check out the FREE eBook Black Holes and White Spaces: Reimagining the Future of Work and HR with the CHREATE Project, published through the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and available for download on Amazon. It contains 26 essays from more than 70 chief HR officers and CHREATE Project volunteers and describes tools and frameworks for leaders inside and outside the HR profession.
Posted by admin, on December 13th, 2018 Build Leadership Capabilities Crucial for Your Successful, High Potential Leaders
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Posted by Ian V. Ziskin, on September 24th, 2018 The WoHRk Bootcamp is coming to Chicago on November 14. You are invited to join The WoHRk Project co-founders, EXec EXcel Group’s Ian Ziskin and professor, author and HR expert John Boudreau, for this challenging, fast-paced look at the changing world of work and HR. The daylong program is designed to stimulate your thinking and ideas to ensure your readiness for and relevance to the changing nature of work over the next 10 years . . . and beyond.
November 14, 2018: Chicago, Illinois
Hosted by Allegis Partners, 8 am to 5 pm
Highlights
- Examine trends and forces of change that are completely reshaping business, work, and HR
- Explore new emerging capabilities and roles required for future success
- Utilize practical and simple tools that HR leaders and consultants can use to assess future-readiness, identify individual and organizational strengths and development needs, and prioritize key actions to close gaps
- Participate in disrupting conventional wisdom and outdated assumptions about HR via the brand new WoHRK Project InventionLab
- Complete an HR Transformation Action Map to get you started on pragmatic steps to drive change in business and HR organizations
- Address real-world challenges through peer coaching, team assignments, and insights from John and Ian
 Ian Ziskin Who Should Attend
Anyone is welcome to attend, though we expect participants will primarily be mid-career HR leaders through CHROs, as well as consultants and other senior executives. Join us as an individual participant or bring a team of colleagues or clients.
About The WoHRk Project
The WoHRk Project is brand new and builds on more than five years of advising, coaching, researching, teaching, and writing on the future of work and HR by John and Ian. In addition, The WoHRk Project honors the great contributions of 100 volunteer HR leaders who have been part of prior phases of this work under the CHREATE Project banner during the past few years.
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Spaces are filling up fast and we don’t want you to miss out.
November 14, 2018: Chicago, Illinois
Hosted by Allegis Partners, 8 am to 5 pm
If you have questions, contact Kiley Merrill, Program Manager, WoHRk Project, at kiley.wohrk@gmail.com or by phone at 661.709.0405.
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