Low risks strategies to overcome employee resistence Flashcards
low risk strategies
actions that are likely to generate in the short and lonf term
What are the low risk strategies?
communication
empowerment
support
incentives
how does communication help?
help overcomes employee resistence cuz staff feel:
- they understand the reason for change and the outcome of the change
-the managers has listened to their concerns
-the managers has taken on borad some of their ideas
Communication
-explaining the reason for change
-allowing employees to ask questions. make suggestions and provides feedback through forums, team meetings, in person via email.
-making it clear to employees that managers have heard employees and understood employees feedback
Empowerment
to make them feel as if they have control over their lives.–> sharing decion making and info with employees do they can particpate in change
how would empowerment look like in business?
-allowing employees to have input in ideas
-allowing employees to come up with their ideas on how change can occur
-delegating responsbility for parts of the employee change
how does empowerment help?
-they feel like they had input into the change.
-They feel ownership over the change because they be shaped it through their contributions
Support–> managers can support them by:
-Providing time for employees to share their worries and anxieties about the change and reassuring employees that these feelings are normal
-Listening and showing empathy for how employees are feelings
-Providing trained professionals such as counsellors and change agents who are trained in listening to ppl anxieties and suggest coping strategies
-Providing training that will assist employees with their duties and role
how does support help?
-they are not fearful for change
-they feel like they have the help they need when things become hard
Incentives
something that makes ppl want to behave in a certain way because they gain something
how can managers provide incentives?
-Offering promotions into more senior positions as part of the change
-Offering pay rises, bonuses, gifts or prizes to employees who embrace the change
-Offering exciting training opportunities.
how does incentive help?
make them less resistent to change cuz:
- they personally benefit from the change
-their performance objectives are linked to the business’s new objectives
advantages
- long term trust on employees
-change is likely to be successful in short term as employees understand it and are commited to it.
Disadvantage
-can take longer to initiate change
-cost asscoaited with it e,g bonus, concelling
