Positive Strategies for Managing Change ~ Results
Workshop
Less than one week prior to the workshop, fewer than ten people were pre-registered.
After several exploratory phone calls by the Executive Director, pre-registration
numbers increased to 20.
Workshop expectations
At the beginning of the workshop, Pam asked participants to identify
what they expected to get out of the day's session. The following is a list
of those expectations:
- New resources
- Coping mechanisms for stress
- Learn to relax and accept changes
- Focus on important changes
- How to manage rapid change (with lack of training)
- Experience of change as positive (learn more)
- Learn how to make changes
- How to keep sense of humour under pressure
- Manage stress in your own life
- Deal with aggravations of change
- How to accept change (roll with it)
- How to avoid being pulled in different directions
- How to get time for ME
- How to get over resistance to change
What works and what doesn't
One of the key findings or observations from the workshop was the participants'
response to Pam's question, "What works and what doesn't work when implementing
organizational change? " The table below highlights the group's responses:
| Works |
Doesn't work |
- Realistic time frame
- Taking small steps
- Preparation
- Training
- Looking at BIG picture
- Full disclosure
- Consultation
- Shared values
- 'Buy in' opportunities
|
- Forced change
- Too fast
- Confusion
- Mixed messages
- Lack of communication
- Lack of information
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