Thursday, July 8, 2010

10 Tips to Manage Changes in the Workplace

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The world is changing rapidly. New ideas, latest technologies, and new people are making changes every day. Your workplace has been influenced by outside forces to make the necessary changes as well. In fact, change is the norm in and out of the workplace. How do you cope with changes at work? Here are the top 10 tips:


  1. Be adaptable and receptive: Be patient to understand, learn, and accept new ways of doing things so that you will get used to it in the shortest possible time. Look at the benefits so as to embrace changes.

  1. Be flexible: Do not be adamant about your own ideas. Look at new things from a positive perspective. Find out how you can gain from the changes.   

  1. Be open-minded: To learn new things you have to forget what you know.
Welcome new things and new ideas to gain insight. Find out how you can adopt new ideas in the area of your work.

  1. Be willing to learn from others: One advantage of learning from others is that other people’s ideas are the keys to your own creativity. The only worry is that other people are not willing to share their ideas with you.

  1. Be happy: Changes may be inevitable but you can choose to be cheerful and be confident of what you do at the workplace. Stay focused and find satisfaction in your role.

  1. Be able to accept constructive criticism: Do not be defensive. Examine the ideas carefully. Be willing to change for the better. Others will be pleased to know that you are a person of character.

  1. Be willing to accept other people’s ideas: Discuss new ideas with your boss and other workers. Be willing to accept better ways of doing things. Others will be pleased and willing to work with you.

  1. Be creative: Be willing to take the initiative to look for new ways of doing things to get better results.  It means you get out of your comfort zone and make the changes yourself or else you will be the victim of change- your job is redundant and you are no longer needed.


  1. Be willing to learn something new: Keep yourself up-to-date by learning new things and new ideas and find out the reasons behind the changes. The key is to get self-improvement

  1. Be critical of new ideas: Do not accept changes blindly, be willing to speak your mind. Give reasons and offer solutions, attack the problem, and not the person.


Accept changes with a positive mindset and the most important thing is to change yourself instead of trying to make changes in others


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