Prioritising Resistance Prevention

Introduction

The aim is to prevent resistance, which has the following symptoms: fear, sadness, disengagement, negativity, workarounds, low morale, loss of trust, absenteeism, mistakes, attrition, anxiety, depression, stress, frustration, anguish, etc

Benefits of Prioritising Resistance Prevention (10)

i) saves time and money (proactively preventing resistance is more cost effective than trying to handle resistance later on, ie reactively)

ii) lowers rate of resistance (anticipating and addressing issues as early as possible results in reduced instances of resistance during change implementation)

iii) builds in quality (reducing resistance helps implement change with high quality and efficiency) 

iv) approaches resistance proactively (preventing resistance allows the organisation to get ahead of potential issues and challenges; saves cost, time, etc))

v) increases commitment (anticipating and addressing concerns early encourages greater commitment from impacted stakeholders)

vi) accelerates adoption (encourages successful implementation of the change)

vii) builds trust (by acknowledging and addressing concerns builds trust among the impacted stakeholders)

ix) anticipating and addressing resistant (this will create a positive and supportive work environment; reduces stress and frustration)

x) increases chance of success (by proactively handling resistance, organisations increase the likelihood of achieving change objectives effectively and efficiently)