One of the strongest psychological forces is people’s resistance to change. Whether it is a change at work, such as a new boss or new process, or a personal change, such as a need to exercise to lose ...

Since change is often framed as a challenge of willpower or attitude, leaders are taught to anticipate resistance and to respond to it effectively. Many of them believe that resistance stems from fear ...

“You can't improve something if you don't change something. You can't just wish it to get better,” says John Dyer. “So, if there is a tremendous resistance to change, then nothing is ever going to get ...

During periods of change, leaders often look at hesitation or concern on the part of worried teams as resistance. In reality, it can indicate that something about the way the change is being managed ...

A survey by a global recruitment firm has thrown up interesting insights into the preferences of the modern, urban employees and underscored their clarity of thought when it comes to making ...

About 100 years ago, Anatole France, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1921, weighed in on the reason why change can be so challenging. He wrote, "All changes ... have their melancholy; for ...

“I think the biggest challenge we have when we are driving reforms is the mindset and the resistance to change. Once you are used to a certain method, a certain way of doing things, a new method comes ...