Change Management in Business

Have you ever tried to change a system or procedure in your business and found resistance? 

For example, when considering any new system, others involved may often think, “It’s too hard” or “I can’t do that”.  Sometimes the new system or procedure never ends up being implemented because the one ‘trying’ to make the changes gives up ‘trying’.

If you believe that the change is worthwhile and feel strongly about it, it is important to remember what has to happen to shift someone’s way of thinking:

“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident”.Arthur Schopenhauer  

This equally applies to a change that has to happen in any business.

Sometimes the potential change is given up on too soon because the ridicule and opposition from those concerned is too strong. Obtaining ‘buy-in’ from your team can reduce the opposition. 


Written by Anthony Davis