Checking organizational readiness for a new change project is vital to success. By extension, the constant nature of change in most industries requires organizational change capability (OCC). That is the conclusion of two independent reviews of dozens of studies on this trait. OCC is the “routine ability of an organization… to deliberately move from a …
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Studies on Science Deniers Yield Advice for Change Managers
A series of studies about rebutting science deniers suggests that providing supportive facts and challenging deniers’ tactics can limit the deniers’ impact on other people. I found parallels to dealing with change resistors, based on 30 years of fostering process and culture change. An article on the studies in Nature Human Behavior explains deniers differ …
A Worker’s Attitude toward a Change Emerges from Many Sources
An individual’s attitude about a proposed workplace change is never a simple cause-effect reaction. That is a key takeaway from a study of 75 studies on attitudes toward change. The first was published in 1948! The authors were interested in how research is done on the topic, but also found themes useful for change professionals. …