Why Change Is So Hard—Even When You Want It

Why Change Is So Hard—Even When You Want It

Are you struggling to make a change and can't figure out why? Discover the hidden psychological barriers that can hold you back and how to guard against them.

Why Change Seems So Hard: Essay on facilitating buy-in and avoiding resistance, by Sharon-Drew Morgen - Sharon-Drew

How do we manage change in our organizations? Not very well, apparently. According to statistics, the success rate for many planned change implementations is low: 37 percent for Total Quality Management; 30 percent for Reengineering and Business Process Reengineering, and a whopping 3% for some software implementations. Regardless of the industry, situation, levels of people involved, or intended outcome, change seems carry a real possibility of…