“Change is a journey towards something AND a journey away from something.”
Change is a tough one for a lot of people me included. The reality is change is perpetual. Each of us has a choice to resist change or embrace it. Neither choice is wrong based on your beliefs. In my opinion, effective leaders embrace the journey towards change.
As a leader how do you handle change?
What a great and thought provoking quote and follow up! It’s something many of us never dive deeper into. For me, I do find the act of a change difficult as well. I love a set plan and clear expectations, so when things become altered I often feel a sense of anxiety. I know that clear expectations for every day personal life and my career are never guaranteed, so grasping the changes that come my way can also be liberating. Once you are on the other side of the moving, changing, and ultimately growing, it is always eye-opening to look back and see where you were and where you are now.
I think the definition of a leader in this can shift based on how you look at it. Professionally, you can be a leader OF a team or a leader ON a team. Personally, you can be a leader in your own life, or even a leader among a group of peers. For myself, in all of these scenarios I handle change in two main ways:
I am a planner, so often times any change feels as if those plans are being derailed. For me, organization and structure is key so I look to re-organize and re-structure whatever it is. When I can lay out a plan for myself, I am able to see the progression of that change - even if it is difficult to manage!
I keep positive (seems obvious)! I remind myself that where I am now professionally and personally is because of the changes I’ve endured.
Does anyone else have tips or tricks to positively managing difficult changes?
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This is a really interesting topic to me because of all the change going on around us whether we like it or not. I recently heard a pastor at a church service say that change causes grief even if it’s change that we want. We are saying goodbye to something and that causes us to grieve. So, in light of that, my tip is to be kind to others (and ourselves) as we all go through change.
What tips or tricks do others have?
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Tammy I agree. To me change is also a sign of growth. We can not grow if we are not willing to change.