Accept change by thinking positively

Change is a word we learn from college textbooks but recognizing it and actually experiencing it are totally two different measures. Over the years, I learned that change is good and necessary for progress; change is movement and transformation; and change can strike us culturally, professionally, personally and environmentally.

Change management is a critical business issue because any kind of business improvement demands organizational change. To some, this transformation could be good and acceptable, but to others, it could be difficult to adapt.

Change comes gradually and makes most of us feel insecure. On the other hand, you start speculating will I fit in, will I adapt, what policies will we follow, will I handle the same responsibilities and whom will I report to! In general, you start thinking what change barriers will we face? The question is will you be able to adapt or not!

Change could take place anywhere or everywhere. It could be within IT solutions, resources, legal obstacles, organizational culture or individual confrontations. This is where you start worrying; you become captured within the resistance trap and so you feel nothing will replace the old days or ways of doing things.

When change kicks in, you start losing confidence, and inspiration fades away but you must pull your act together and start thinking positively. Change happens and most of the time it’s uncontrollable but we can always respond to it and embrace it. Besides, success comes with carrying out what most people don’t do -- by accepting change.

Also, dealing with change means choosing to grow and develop continuously. Moreover, a very useful framework of thinking of change is that it is a process of problem solving. Managing change is seen as a matter of moving from one state to another, specifically from a problem stage to a solution stage.

Generally speaking, there isn’t a single strategy to manage change but it is possible to overcome the barriers if you as an individual have the ability to adapt, adjust, work towards a goal and look forward for tomorrow. Furthermore, with change it is important to involve the people around you and avoid imposing new things on them. Participation, involvement and open communication are considered to be important factors.