The Top Ten Reasons Why
People Resist Change
1. The individual’s personal predisposition to change.
2. Surprise and fear of the unknown
clarity, communication and
information help.
3. Climate of mistrust: Managers
who trust their employees
make the change process an open, honest and participative affair.
4. Fear of Failure: When we don’t know what the change may bring
in terms of our individual jobs.
5. Loss of status and/or job security: Administrative and technology
changes that threaten to alter power bases or eliminate jobs are
usually strongly resisted.
6. Peer pressure: Employees take on the causes of one another even
if not directly affected.
7. Disruption of cultural traditions and/or group relationships:
Changes rock the boat and there are waves.
8. Personality conflicts: Sometimes it’s just the person in charge of
the change.
9. Lack of tact and/or poor timing.
10. Not seeing the benefits.
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