Ways to Institute Change
Posted on September 1st, 2008
Change is not always welcome in any institution, especially when every member of the company has grown accustomed to the ‘tried-and-tested’ ways of doing their things. That is why, they almost always resist a change in their routine.
Most people resist change because of fear. They fear failure. What they’re doing so far has been giving them the desired result, that is why they don’t want any proposal of change even if it would produce a better result. They are afraid that if they deviate, they might fail.
Another obstacle for instituting changes is management itself, especially those in the middle management. They don’t want any changes implemented because they believe that it would make their job harder.
However, there are ways to implement changes without causing much uproar or resistance from those who might be affected. And that is by adopting a section or unit as the pilot project. This means that a certain unit or section or a team would implement and execute the proposed changes, documents their process and report the progress and their output. Once management has seen that pilot project produces positive results, they might be supportive of the change.
