Chapter 5 Flashcards
flexible, change makes you smarter, reminds us that anything is possible
pros of change
resistance d/t lack of trust, fear of failure, loss of status/income, belief that change is unnecessary
cons of change
loss of control, fear of unknown, discomfort, emotional exhaustion, vulnerability
barriers to change
identify problems
remove obstacles
be energizing, anticipate resistance
nurse leader role
driving forces facilitate change
restraining forces interfere with change
Lewin’s forces
unfreeze
change/move
refreeze
Lewin’s stages
prepare for change
identify/communicate need
gather stakeholders
develop vision and strategies
communicate vision
unfreeze
acceptance of need for change
engage in implementation of change
provide encouragement
offer incentives
continually evaluate
change
new change is integrated
becomes the norm
refreeze
visionary, imaginative, creative, spend lots of time on new ideas, easily convinced
innovators
enjoy leadership roles and embrace change opportunities, comfortable with adopting new ideas, easily convinced
early adopters
skeptical of change, will only adopt an innovation after it has been tried by the majority
late majority
are rarely leaders, but do adopt new ideas before the avg person, need to see evidence that the innovation works before they are willing to adopt it
early majority
bound by tradition, very conservative, skeptical of change, hardest group to bring on board
laggards
