Comments on: Surviving a succession crisis

By: S words « Lawslot

S words « Lawslot — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:59:39 +0000

[...] may be Canadian but what applies that side of the water does this side as well. See Jordan post Surving a succession crisis. Tagged with: strategy, Succession « Mailing [...]

By: Why your client’s generation matters « Law21

Why your client’s generation matters « Law21 — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:14:02 +0000

[...] your client’s generation matters In one of last week’s posts, I talked about inter-generational tension within some law firms and how it can undermine these [...]

By: RICK MAURER

RICK MAURER — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:51:22 +0000

All of us resist change. If we didn’t, we’d be a telemarketer’s dream. We’d sign up for everything.

Having spent much of my professional career working with resistance to change, I have learned that resistance is often a good thing. People usually have good – even great – reasons for resisting. Sometimes people resist because the proposed change is a bad idea in their eyes. Things that might cause personal loss is another reason. Loss of power, for instance, is a fine reason to oppose something new. Who wants to give up power?

We tend to resist change that is foisted upon us. However, if we are part of the planning, there is a greater and opportunity for us to find ways to support the change without giving away the ranch. .

Rick Maurer
http://www.beyondresistance.com
http://www.changemanagementnews.com (blog)