There are 14 different "Reasons for Resistance". Pick any 10 of the 14 and identify at least one action that could be taken by management to reduce the prospect that it will be a significant roadblock to implementing change.
Reason for Resistance
1. Dislike of change
2. Discomfort with uncertainty
3. Perceived negative effects on interests
4. Attachment to established culture/ways of doing things
5. Perceived breach of psychological contract
6. Lack of conviction that change is needed
7. Lack of clarity as to what is expected
8. Belief that the specific change being proposed is inappropriate
9. Belief that the timing is wrong
10. Excessive change
11. Cumulative effect of other changes in one’s life
12. Perceived clash with ethics
13. Reaction to the experience of previous changes
14. Disagreement with the way the change is being managed