Comments on: Three Myths About Organizational Change

By: Laurie Ford

Laurie Ford — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:45:59 +0000

All 3 myths are spot on! Thanks for saying it like it is. Maybe we could soon admit that “Resistance is a barrier to change implementation” is a myth too. See our article in the April 2009 Harvard Business Review and other articles (on my website). Change is not rocket science, and resistance is useful. Thank you very much.

By: Rebecca Powell

Rebecca Powell — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:31:46 +0000

We often say people don’t like change. The truth is people are fearful of change. What you know is safe and there are no surprises even if it isn’t particuarly good.

By: Guido Heijman

Guido Heijman — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:14:40 +0000

I think that myth number 2 is true but only if there isn’t a critical mass of coworkers within the organization creating a momentum of change, the larger the bottom up forces are, chanes will become more likely that the top management will follow (instead of the other way round).

By: Rajan

Rajan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:37:45 +0000

One myth could also be that change is always driven by logic. Quite often, it may be driven by a fad, whim or insufficient data.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:24:24 +0000

I’m having a hard time believing #2. Just saying it’s a myth is not enough to convince me. Would be nice if some examples were available.

By: Dr Bruce Hoag

Dr Bruce Hoag — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:54:42 +0000

There’s another key component that, if ignored, will cause change initiatives to fail. Ready? The internal structures of the organization have to be changed to support the outcomes you want. Otherwise, it will all just go back to the way it was. And guess what? It usual does.