From the course: Change Management Foundations
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How to have one-on-one change conversations with employees
From the course: Change Management Foundations
How to have one-on-one change conversations with employees
- 90% of employees say their past experiences with change affect the way they view new change. Makes sense. And too often, those experiences aren't positive. Bad experiences creates skepticism, biases, assumptions, and fear. All of this can drain one's desire to really engage and successfully adapt to change. You'll have a hard time moving employees forward if you don't meet them where they're at. Do that by having one-on-one change conversations. These are leader-initiated empathy-driven discussions between boss and employee, especially employees you suspect may struggle with the change. The goal of these conversations is to give employees the chance to share their past experiences with change, to voice concerns and share their emotions, insights, and ideas. You also identify and help them overcome their individual barriers to change and discuss how this change effort will be different or it can be tailored to avoid…
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