Human Resources:
Help Your Employees Buy In To Change
Published on Wed Apr 20, 2011
Tip: Explaining why the change is necessary is essential for managers. The home care industry has undergone drastic changes in the past 15 years, and the changes just keep coming. Anything new can be daunting to most people. Here's how you can help your team members be brave in the face of necessary and exciting changes in your company. Though it's rarely easy, change is a necessary, beneficial and often exhilarating part of every career. Unfortunately, you may have a hard time telling that to your employees. Strategy: You can help your staff members appreciate and even look forward to upcoming changes, says organizational growth specialist Jim Kimberly, founder of Sapphire Consulting. Get started: First off, remember that any transition is a psychological process, and comfort will come in stages. You must allow your employees a reasonable amount of time to buy in to and adapt to something new, Kimberly [...]