The only constant thing in this everchanging world is Change.
Change is a mandate, sometimes being forced by the external
circumstances and sometimes due to internal conditions. In order to
implement change smoothly and not bring any resistance by the
employees, below mentioned are the recommendations :
- Information should be provided well in advance : Any changes
being brought about by the organization or the top management
should be informed well in advance to the people who are going to
get affected. The planning of the management, their future course
of action, resource requirement and the proposed recommendations
should be informed well in advance to the employees so that they
can accept it well.
- Building trust : There should be a trust being built between
the top management and the employees, so as to make them well
prepared to accept the changes being brought.
- Employees participation should be encouraged : If the employees
tehmselves are being involved in bringing about the change right
from scratch, it is easier for them to accept.
- Only necessary changes are to be made : There should be only
necessary changes being brought about so that employees can accept
them well. Unnecessary large number of changes bring about
resistance.
- Useful customs and informal norms to be maintained : If the
changes being brought about is similar to the existing norms and
useful customs and informal norms are being maintained, it is easy
to accept the changes. For instance, wearing mask is difficult for
the people to accept, But if the masks are similar to their uniform
and matching with the same, it is easy for the employees to accept
the same.