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Accepting Change
Duration: 5 Minutes
Synopsis

Marcus informs the team of an imminent change, but everyone is annoyed. Steve and Sanjay object to spending time bringing others up to speed. Marcus invites everyone to write their negative thoughts and put them in a box, but that doesn’t help. Steve has a rethink and suggests that with the combined skills of the group and some focused effort they can handle the challenge. 

Marcus holds a meeting to inform the team that the office will be changing over to a new system. Everyone is annoyed and frustrated. Steve, Michael, Alex and Casey all present objections to a system upgrade. Steve and Sanjay object to having to spend time bringing others up to speed. Marcus decides to get everyone to write down their negative thoughts and put them in a box but it doesn’t seem to help the team. Until Steve has a positive impulse and suggests that with the combined skill set of the group and some focused effort then the challenge can be overcome. 

Key Learning Points

“When you stop seeing change as bad, you start to enjoy new beginnings.”

HOW TO EMBRACE CHANGE

Don’t stay angry 
INSTEAD: Limit the venting

Don’t rehash disadvantages
INSTEAD: Consider advantages

Don’t be inflexible
INSTEAD: Explore options

Don’t resist change
INSTEAD: Enjoy moving forward

Recommended Audiences
  • All staff
Distributed in the following format(s)
  • DVD
Available in the following language(s)
  • English
Media Type
 Video Recording
Presentation Style
  • Drama
  • Comedy
STOCK CODE
CEC07
ISBN
9781921910074
Published
Melbourne, Australia
Filming location
Los Angeles, USA
Release year
2011
Copyright owner
Seven Dimensions
Publisher
Seven Dimensions