Coping with Change in Uncertain Times
Objectives Understand Change Understanding Resistance Emotional Stages of Change Tips to Managing Emotional Stages Tips on Adapting Tips on Managing Stress 2
Understanding Change Change is inevitable Three Types of Change: Subtle Moderate Radical Success =Your ability to adapt 3
Why We Resist Fear of Failure Fear of Loss of Control Fear of the Unknown Fear that the New Way Will Fail Fear of Personal Impact Comfort in Predictability No Obvious Need 4
Emotional Stages of Change Disbelief and Denial Anger and blame Reluctant Acceptance The final stage - Commitment 5
Tips to Manage Stages of Change During Denial - Gain Information During Resistance - Listen During Exploration - Encourage and Support During Commitment - Recognize and Reward 6
Tips to Adapt What am I resisting, and why? Have I experienced this before? What do I need to do now? Who is in control here? What is my responsibility here? What do I need to learn or do to accept this? 7
Tips to Manage the Stress of Change Become resilient Emotional Stability Outward Focus Inward Focus Optimism Serendipity 8
Stress Busters Let go of Tension Change your Thinking Change your Response 9
To Summarize… Fix the Fixable Accept the Inevitable Laugh often 10
Point to keep in mind Understand the change you’re facing Understand how you feel about it Decide how you want to respond Get help if you need it! 11
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