Five principles of change: Fifth principle

Colleagues,
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​MVP: PLEASE read through – this is critical!

Embrace resistance.

When people resist change, they are telling you something important.

M=V/E, or motivation equals value divided by effort.

High value + low effort = strong motivation.

Working A-B requires less effort and leads to immediate improvements: High V, low E, strong motivation.

Low value + high effort = resistance.

If you are experiencing resistance it means:

• The change is not valuable to the person being asked to put in the effort, or…
• the value is unclear, or…
• the effort required by the resistor is more than you realize, or…
• the resistor doesn’t have the extra time and attention required to put in the effort.

Brace yourself…

All of these bullets are YOUR responsibility!

It is not the job of the person putting in the effort to make sure the value is worth it. That is YOUR job.

Don’t blame the resistor, look into the mirror.

Resistance is telling you something. 

Are you courageous enough to listen?

Today’s intention: Maybe think about the times YOU have resisted change and think about the why behind that resistance.

Cheers!

Frederick