Each employee has a unique response to change.
How to lead your team through change: A quick introduction
Managing Resistance to Change
Managing Your Own Resistance
Acknowledge and Explore Your Concerns
Take time to reflect on why you feel resistant. Identify the specific aspects of the change that challenge you and seek clarity to better understand the situation.
Seek Support and Perspective
Reach out to trusted colleagues or leaders to discuss your concerns. Gaining insight and advice from others can help reframe your perspective and uncover opportunities.
Know When to Speak Up
If decisions are still being shaped, share your perspective in a way that aligns with organizational goals and priorities. Frame your input constructively, using language that resonates with leadership.
Know When to Accept Change
Once a decision is final, shift your focus to how you can adapt. Consider how to show up authentically and lead your team in a way that fosters support, positivity, and progress.
Managing Resistance from Your Team
10 Tactics for Managing Resistance
Explore Prosci's effective methods for guiding employees through change.
Practice Empathetic Listening
Be fully present, stay curious, listen to understand, embrace silence, and see the situation from others' perspectives.
Need help with a change initiative? Contact us at oe-leader@uiowa.edu. Our change management experts are available for a consultation (at no cost).