Overcoming resistance to change

Overcoming resistance to change

Change takes many forms, but one thing remains consistent... the people. Whether you are making a personal change, a process or procedure change, an organisational wide change, or a change in technology you need the people who are affected by the change to adopt new ways of working if the changes you are making will be successful.

One of the perceived greatest challenges for leading change is when the group of people you are leading through change... refuse to budge. They are ‘resisting’ the change. Resistance to change appears to be a go-to reason why changes fail. But there is something you can do about this so called ‘resistance’.

Michelle Holland's message is simple but powerful: if we want our organisations to be better, we have to start by making our 'experience of work' better.

Best known for her pioneering work and ideas in the field of business culture, Michelle believes that our experience of work has a profound impact on innovation, leadership and the future—and she should know. As an organisational culture, change and leadership expert with over two decades of experience, Michelle has helped some of Australia's and indeed the world's largest companies transform their cultures and business performance by improving their experience of work.

It's a message that is resonating and is increasingly in-demand as organisations grapple with the Great Resignation (or the Great Reality Check as Michelle calls it), labour shortages, the rise of the conscious consumer, the need for innovation and the challenge of attracting and retaining talent (let alone engaging and inspiring it).