Amith Koshy
Engineer | Strategist | Making Lives Better
The following are three common brakes against change for both companies and people:
Stage 1 – Shock. This reaction is usually immediate and from experience, it can be within a few hours. Even if you have planned this change, the fact that it is actually upon you will give you a strange feeling of disorientation. This stage will last longer if it is unexpected.
Stage 2 – Disbelief/Denial. You have usually managed to get back to everyday life at this point. Intellectually, you know that the change has happened and what may happen, however emotionally, you may block out the new reality from daily life. You will probably be processing this new reality in your sub-conscious mind. Cognitive Dissonance usually occurs at this stage, and you are more likely to get stuck in this phase if you are change resistant.
