Lots of people have problems with change, yet change is pretty much the only thing you'll be able to count on.
Regardless of whether you are an employee, a manager, a parent, a teacher, a student or some combination of these personal descriptions, sooner or later you must deal with change. Odds are, you'll be coping with change on a routine, ongoing basis in almost any walk of life.
Always try to find the silver lining in changes, and prevent knee-jerk reactions. Focus on responding to change in a flexible manner instead of reacting against it. Changes often stress out individuals, and this can create negative group dynamics. If you're for-warned of the changes that …show more content…
Remain positive.
Should you feel resentful or fearful regarding the change(s), take some time to think through your feelings and identify the most favorable aspects of the situation..
Try to avoid negative thinking and only about the worst things that could happen because of the change. Understand that if you have issues, others around you probably do too. It's acceptable to talk about your anxieties provided that you don't spread panic and tension. Instead, discuss your issues as a method of brainstorming for positive aspects about the change. Try not to be the arbiter of bad news, but the ray of sunlight that brighten up the gloom that might be affecting everyone involved with the change.
Approach changes in your work life as well as your private life with the mind of a young child. Children, as a rule, don’t fear change. Try to find aspects of the change with which you're unfamiliar and view them as an opportunity rather than as a burden.
In work situations, organisations and schools changes regularly come in the type of new individuals in positions of authority. In families, there could be step parents, step children, step