{"id":16121,"date":"2017-08-10T08:53:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T15:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corevalues.com\/?p=16121"},"modified":"2017-08-10T08:53:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T15:53:20","slug":"change-strategies-employees-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/2017\/08\/10\/change-strategies-employees-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Strategies Employees Will Champion Successfully"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many employees are hesitant when it comes to change. It is, however,\u00a0 required to be competitive in the ever-changing marketplace.\u00a0 \u00a0This means keeping up with current trends and research. It also means solving company problems as a team and embracing new opportunities as they arise.<\/p>\n

Even though you, as a leader, may fully understand the necessity for change, your team members might not.\u00a0 When they don’t, new\u00a0 initiatives come with an accountability and commitment price. This is why proper planning and implementation of strategies are so vital to success.<\/p>\n

Without thoughtful change management and team building strategies, your\u00a0 initiatives will fall flat. Sixty-five percent of them do. The cost to your company is wasted time, effort, morale and resources.<\/p>\n

So, how do you avoid failure during change?<\/p>\n

Team Building Strategies for Thriving During Change<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The following team building strategies help leaders and their teams to thrive during workplace change.<\/p>\n

Start with your culture. <\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n

Change is much easier to handle if your team members are already accustomed to a certain level of flexibility. \u00a0Employees are more hesitant to embrace change when they become comfortable with their routines.<\/p>\n

This type of work environment focuses on daily procedures rather than solutions to problems and new innovations. When change initiatives pop up, employees are resistant.<\/p>\n

To break through resistance, create a culture of change that focuses on the people and how their lives will improve. Team members are more likely to champion the change if they\u2019re excited about it. They are also more exited when they know that mistakes made during change are part of the learning and transition process.<\/p>\n

The following three culture strategies whittle away at resistance:<\/p>\n