CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Change is inevitable in life and “Change is the only thing that is Constant”. Managing Change is not an easy task whether the change happens in our personal life or at work. Human beings are very much used to repetitive tasks and comforts in life and hence whenever we are encountered with a Change our mind immediately thinks of resistance and not acceptance.

As human beings we have to constantly keep exploring new ideas and when the new idea leads to a change in the way a particular aspect is viewed or done in life we should then move on to the next stage of encouraging such new thinking. Once the change is viewed as beneficial then we should go ahead and enable the implementation of the change. This process is easily said than done.

It is the fear of failure that makes us think of resistance whenever we are encountered with a change. In NASA, I am told, “failure is never an option”. If we look at the change with a positive frame of mind then we can definitely adopt the change without any resistance. I have encountered change at various stages in life both in my personal life as well as at work. In my experience change has brought about furtherance and development.

If the need for the change is felt then one should go ahead with the change process. More than implementing the change process it is also important for us to review the results of such change to convince ourselves that the change has brought in the desired results.

While change is inevitable under certain circumstances one should also be very careful in not making frequent changes as that could be unsettling and disturbing. Striking a proper balance and adopting changes as and when needed is the key to success in business and in life in general.

T.P.Anand, Dubai, U.A.E.
21st November 2011