Ooh, they roll their eyes. They roll their eyes to the top. They roll their eyes to the bottom. They roll their eyes so much you think they're going to roll right out of their heads,'' laughed Killion who oversees staff development for the Adams 12 Five Star Schools in Northglenn, Colorado.
Most resistance is rooted in fear.
People want to hang onto that which has been comfortable,'' said Debbie Welch, a consultant in Boulder, Colorado Resisters are afraid of risk, she said. They're afraid of exposing themselves as inadequate. They're afraid of feeling incompetent when they confront a change. But the fear of change can be rooted in many different places, all agree. Knowing the type of resistance helps a staff developer determine how to deal with the resistance.