Leadership Resources

Leadership Resources from the Carlson Executive MBA Program

CHANGE – How to Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity

Move, Minimize, Wait, Resist, Quit

This getAbstract selection focuses on the practices that leaders can utilize to help employees adapt and embrace change – taking into consideration the human elements of change activity within organizations. These include the emotional reactions by leaders themselves and the five most common reactions (Move, Minimize, Wait, Resist, Quit) that many employees will default to when confronted with change. The other key element covered herein is a change model to help identify where an organization may be in terms of the change process overall, and the various “Zones” or phases that a change will ultimately progress through: Status Quo, Disruption, Adoption, and Innovation. Learn more about the five common reactions, various zones of the change model, and how best to turn uncertainty into opportunity.

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