Creating Positive Change

In Your Workplace and In Your Community

Designed for Leadership Eugene / Springfield

2009

Change Is The Norm, Not The Exception

Humans Have Contradictory Desires - We Want Both

Stability and Novelty

Even Desirable Change Can Cause Stress

There Are Two Basic Approaches To Change - Reactive and Proactive

The Two Responses to Change

• Trapped in the past / future

• Bored - Frustrated

• Anger / Hurt

• Judgment

• Waiting for others to do

• Should

• Worry

• Blaming

• Live in pity for self

• We are at choice now

• Fun, Life is a game

• Joyful, Peace

• Allow others to be who they are

• Responsible

• Outrageous

• Freedom

• Mastery

• What is “is!” Bad stuff still happens; life is messy

ProactiveReactive

To Cope With Change, We Need

To Understand Our Own

Thoughts And Feelings When

Confronted By It

Resistance to Change Stems Mainly From Our Feelings Of Insecurity

It Is Reasonable To Be Unreasonable About Change In

The Early Stages

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Adapted with permission from Assertive Communication: A Solution Based Approach by Pam K. Farmer, Ph.D, SPHR Strategic Solutions Catalyst

Where our accountability resides with others

Life happens to us

Reactive

In Coming to Terms With Change, We Usually Experience a Series of Stages;

Resistance, Justification, Consideration, and Resolution

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Bird Problem at the Lincoln Memorial

Water Crystals

William James American philosopher

1842-1910

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“If you want to change your life, you must start with you. When you do, be proactive, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.”