More Turbulent Change

Chapter 5

You’re Looking Good—Attitude Matters

In This Chapter

• hierarchy of change model
• responding to change
• the four responses to change
• change attitude self-assessment
• changing how the organization views you

In a very real sense, organizational change creates an atmosphere of survival, even if the change does not include a lot of employees who lose their jobs. Often for those experiencing it, large-scale organizational change makes everyone feel as if they are on a sinking ship. To understand the stress of change, here’s a mental exercise you can do to gain a better sense of what’s happening for everyone in the organization during times of change.

Imagine you are the president of the United States flying over a natural disaster zone immediately ...