Change management

Change, such as the changing of the seasons, is constantly occuring around us.

"Change management is a systematic approach to dealing with the transition or transformation of a organization's goals, processes or technologies. The purpose of change management is to implement strategies for effecting change, controlling change and helping people to adapt to change."[1]

As as far as change management within individuals, personal development consists of the lifelong activities that: improve a person's capabilities and future potential; build human capital in knowledge and skills, facilitate employability (including self-employment), enhance quality of life, and facilitate the achievement of dreams and aspirations (consider their aims in life and set goals).

Approximately 80% of organizational change attempts fail and it is often lower for individuals.[2] Having a sense of urgency and having a sufficient speed of change to overcome organizational inertia is a key to effective change management.[3][4]

An organization/individual with an achievement orientation and that practices goal setting is less resistant to change.

## Contents

* 1 Increasing one's openness
* 2 Increasing a culture of openness in organizations
* 2.1 Kaizen
* 3 Status quo emotional bias and other emotional biases related to resistance to change
* 4 Rapid technological changes: Rapid development of new forms of modern technology and its effect on the world and its societies
* 5 Quotes on change
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Notes

## Increasing one's openness[edit]

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change." -Albert Einstein

See also: Comfort zone and Neoroplasticity and the ability of individuals to change their personality

The personality trait of openness "is how open-minded, imaginative, creative and insightful a person is or can be. More open minded people tend to prefer variety, seek new experiences and are curious and perceptive to their environment. Less open minded people tend to avoid change, dislike disruption and focus on a few specific interests."[5] It was once thought that one's personality was fixed, but modern research indicates that one can positively change one's personality - including one's degree of openness (Neoroplasticity and the ability of individuals to change their personality). Openness to experience is important to one's level of creativity.[6]

The 2023 journal article The reciprocal relationship between openness and creativity: from neurobiology to multicultural environments published in Frontiers in Neurology indicates:

“  |  Multicultural exposure, when facilitated by a habit of openness, encourages individuals to be curious about and investigate novel perspectives, ideas, and beliefs, even when they are different from their own. The process of gaining a deeper understanding of the nuances that make each culture unique provides new knowledge and inspiration for innovative thinking and problem-solving. Subsequently, individuals are thereby more likely to creatively incorporate various novel cultural influences into their work, which facilitates cognitive flexibility and the generation of new ideas in a positive feedback loop (15, 55). Moreover, exposure to diverse cultural perspectives has been demonstrated to help individuals to better understand and empathize with others, which in turn facilitates interpersonal conflict resolution."[7] |  ”

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As far as the "habit of openness' mentioned above, habits can be changed (See: Habit). In addition, problem solving, empathy, and creativity are skills that can be learned (See: Problem solving and empathy and Books on creativity). For example, empathy involves being curious about other people, active listening, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence (See: Empathy).[8] In addition, travel broadens the mind as does improving the quality of one's personality relationships due to social influence and the fact that some people are openminded than others (Being around more openminded people is better than being around closedminded people if one wishes to increase their opennesss).

Increasing/expanding the personality trait of openness:

* Openness To Experience: Meaning, Examples & How To Improve Your Openness

* How to Cultivate an Openness to Experience

* How can you improve your self-awareness and openness in relationships?

* 10 Steps To Become More Open-Minded

## Increasing a culture of openness in organizations[edit]

* How To Develop A Culture Of Openness In The Workplace, Forbes

* How to Improve the Openness at Work

### Kaizen[edit]

The flag of Japan

See also: Kaizen

Kaizen, which is Japanese for "improvement", when used in a business sense refers to continuous improvement in business activities. It involves every employee/manager.

Articles on kaizen:

* Kaizen: Understanding the Japanese Business Philosophy
* 5 Kaizen Principles That Underpin the Methodology
* What is Kaizan, Kaizan Institute

## Status quo emotional bias and other emotional biases related to resistance to change[edit]

See also: Emotional bias

An emotional bias is a bias which stems from impulse or intuition (Emotional biases tend to result from reasoning influenced by feelings).[9] Emotional biases are harder to control for many people because they are based on feelings, which can be difficult to change for some individuals.[10]

The status quo emotional bias is "in which people do nothing instead of making a change. People are generally more comfortable keeping things the same than they are with change and thus do not necessarily look for opportunities where change may be beneficial. In the absence of an apparent problem requiring a decision, the status quo is maintained. If given a situation where one choice is the default choice, people will frequently let that choice stand rather than opting out of it and making another choice."[11]

Other common biases related to resistance to change are: "loss aversion, overconfidence, self-control (People fail to act in pursuit of their long-term, overarching goals because of a lack of self-discipline), status quo, endowment effect, and regret aversion.

## Rapid technological changes: Rapid development of new forms of modern technology and its effect on the world and its societies[edit]

See also: Technology and Innovation and Future Shock and United States and innovation

The Amazon description of the book The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society:

“  |  A bold exploration and call-to-arms over the widening gap between AI, automation, and big data—and our ability to deal with its effects

We are living in the first exponential age.

High-tech innovations are created at dazzling speeds; technological forces we barely understand remake our homes and workplaces; centuries-old tenets of politics and economics are upturned by new technologies. It all points to a world that is getting faster at a dizzying pace.

Azeem Azhar, renowned technology analyst and host of the Exponential View podcast, offers a revelatory new model for understanding how technology is evolving so fast, and why it fundamentally alters the world. He roots his analysis in the idea of an “exponential gap” in which technological developments rapidly outpace our society’s ability to catch up. Azhar shows that this divide explains many problems of our time—from political polarization to ballooning inequality to unchecked corporate power. With stunning clarity of vision, he delves into how the exponential gap is a near-inevitable consequence of the rise of AI, automation, and other exponential technologies, like renewable energy, 3D printing, and synthetic biology, which loom over the horizon.

And he offers a set of policy solutions that can prevent the growing exponential gap from fragmenting, weakening, or even destroying our societies. The result is a wholly new way to think about technology, one that will transform our understanding of the economy, politics, and the future.[12]

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## Quotes on change[edit]

"He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind." - Leonardo da Vinci

* "Change is inevitable. Change is constant." - Benjamin Disraeli

* "The measure of intelligence is the ability to change." - Albert Einstein

* "Change in all things is sweet." - Aristotle

* "Change brings opportunity." - Nido Qubein

* "He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind." - Leonardo da Vinci

* "You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of." - Jim Rohn

* "Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

* "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." - Leo Tolstoy

* "Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." - Sun Tzu

* “He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning, may be called a heaven-born captain.” - Sun Tzu

* "One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority." - Napoleon Bonaparte

* "When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.' - Viktor Frankl

* "There is nothing so stable as change." - Bob Dylan

* "Come gather 'round people. Wherever you roam. And admit that the waters around you have grown. And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you is worth savin'. And you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone. For the times they are a-changin'." - Bob Dylan, from the song The Times They Are A-Changin

## See also[edit]

* Kaizen
* Comfort zone
* How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
* Jonah complex

## External links[edit]

Business/organization oriented:

* 5 Critical Steps in the Change Management Process, Harvard Business School
* The Hard Side of Change Management, Harvard Business Review
* What Is Change Management?, Michigan State University
* What is change management
* Ready, set, go, and keep going: Why speed is key to a successful transformation, McKinsey, 2023

Personal development oriented:

* Four principles of change management
* Personal Change That Sticks: A Tool for Lasting Self-Improvement, Wharton School of Management
* When a Major Life Change Upends Your Sense of Self, Harvard Business Review

Videos:

* Personal change management \- Playlist
* Reistance to change \- Playlist
* A sense of urgency - The secret ingredient of successful changes | Brigita Tomas
* Kaizen (Kaizen principle and change management)

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ Change Management
2. ↑ A sense of urgency - The secret ingredient of successful changes | Brigita Tomas
3. ↑ Ready, set, go, and keep going: Why speed is key to a successful transformation, McKinsey & McKinsey
4. ↑ A sense of urgency - The secret ingredient of successful changes | Brigita Tomas
5. ↑ Openness Personality Trait
6. ↑ Openness to experience, plasticity, and creativity: Exploring lower-order, high-order, and interactive effects, Journal of Research in Personality, Volume 43, Issue 6, December 2009, Pages 1087-1090
7. ↑ The reciprocal relationship between openness and creativity: from neurobiology to multicultural environments, Frontiers in Neurology. 2023; 14: 1235348. Published online 2023 Oct 11. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1235348
8. ↑ Empathic Skills: Definition and Examples
9. ↑ The Behavioral Biases of Individuals, CFA Institute
10. ↑ The Behavioral Biases of Individuals, CFA Institute
11. ↑ Overcoming Six Emotional Biases to Have a Successful Investing Experience
12. ↑ [https://www.amazon.com/Exponential-Age-Accelerating-Technology-Transforming/dp/1635769094 The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society