What are basic reasons that people resist change How can thi

What are basic reasons that people resist change? How can this resistance be overcome?

Q1) Below are the basic reasons that people resist change -

1. Fear of losing jobs due to any sort of automation or implementation of new technologies

2. Lack of training and understanding on the change in the process or system

3. People find the existing system or process comfortable and tend to resist learning anything new

4. Lack of communication regarding the objectives of the change by the management.

Q2) Below is how the resistance to change can be overcome -

1. Communicating the objective of the change and how it would positively affect the productivity of the employees and the organization

2. Developing training and mentoring programs to train the employees to adopt to the new process or system

3. Removing fears from the minds of employees through openhouse discussions etc.

4. Explaining the employees how the change would help in the development of the individuals.