Dealing with Resistance to Change

Managing People Who Resist your Suggestions
mary, Other, South Africa
At times it's a challenge to manage people who are uncooperative. And you may be in the situation that you don't have a strong support structure as a manager.
What is the best way of dealing with such situations?

Managing People Who Resist Change
Simon Lum, Consultant, Australia
@Mary: When people are engaged and involved in the change there will be less or no resistance. People resist when change happens to them rather than they being involved in the change, because then there's no ownership. When people are forced to change, that change may not be sustainable.

Facilitating the Team to Take Ownership of Process to Deal with Resistance to Change is Problematic
Abdourahmane DIOP, Management Consultant, Senegal
Facilitating the team to take ownership of process" is a formula which is very difficult to give a concrete meaning. In fact, resistance to change, rather than refusing newer responsibilities, means uncertainty about the future? Considering that, the best way to deal with the matter is to share information and collect any opinions that appear in opposition of the change project. Those are important inputs that are to be taken into account to conceive the messages which will bring clearness and serenity to all shareholders. Very often, resistance to change is merely due to lack of information or frustration due to non-association in the process of decision making.