Great presenter and has a good grasp of the gender differences. She helped me to understand why my husband and I are sometimes like oil and water. This is far beyond what experts had predicted earlier. As mergers in the United States keep increasing every year, more and more people are affected by significant levels of change. Add to the merger boom, increasing competition, organizational reorganizations, and changes in governmental programs, and you will find a rare person NOT affected by change.
Most people instinctively resist change.
The Resistance Cycle depicts what I typically see happening in organizations today. Their focus in on what others are doing to them. When people begin Feeling the Pain , they recognize that this change is going to be worse than they initially thought. This is the most difficult phase to be in because of the painful reactions. Keep to Yourself and Lick Your Wounds - You stay to yourself and deal with the pain alone.