Technique 1.66 Causes of Resistance
Identify the sources of the resistance by answering "yes" or "no" to the following statements. Once these sources have been identified, strategies can be developed to handle them appropriately.
. Once the causes are identified, there is a need to prioritise them in terms of their significance for, or impact on, the change program and develop ways to handle them.
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1. The proposed changes appear to violate organisational/personal values/ethics |
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2. Inertia already exists in the system/organisation |
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3. The proposed changes represent too much uncertainty and unknown |
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4. The proposed change is misunderstood |
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5. Staff feel the loss of status and/or reputation, etc |
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6. Personal antagonism exists amongst staff |
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7. There is a lack of confidence in the change agents |
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8. There is a lack of confidence in the organisational leadership |
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9. There is a lack of management and/or staff participation/accountability/responsibility, etc |
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10. There is failure to see the need for change |
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11. The timing of the change is inappropriate |
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12. There are dysfunctional social relationships in the organisation |
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13. The proposed changes could upset the power balances and status quo in the organisation |
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14. The informal organisational pressure against change is strong |
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15. There is the belief that change is a form of criticism about the way things have been done |
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16. There is a belief that resistance will result in better benefits from the change |
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