Imagine, then, the impact of change on an organization when new policies and procedures are introduced, a team is reorganized, re-engineering or downsizing occurs, or a new networking system is put in to place. Whether an organization has few employees or many, even the smallest deviation from the norm can cause tremendous anxiety and resistance because people are concerned about the ramifications of the change and its ultimate effect. Life is nothing but constant change, and it's never going to stop. Whether it's change in the economy, outside competition, a new process, a new boss, or a new phone system, change is inevitable. Priorities of the workday are reorganized.
New information has to be assimilated.
It is no wonder that during times of change, productivity diminishes, performance lags, and ill health and stress increase. Here are some of the most common reasons why change has such an impact on us. Now, with new members and a new mandate, each of them had to give up a feeling of expertise or comfortable working relationships and start over. Even if change is needed and positive, familiarity and predictability will be lost. The fact that a new direction may be appealing doesn't mean that we won't miss the old one.