Loans don’t require unquestionable commitment

March 3, 2012 admin Uncategorized

It would, of course, be ideal if people embraced change with zest and unquestionable commitment. But rarely have I worked with partners where that has occurred. Usually I encounter resistance even after we’ve set up a plan and created an environment in which change can take root.Understanding why people resist change is a big step toward helping them overcome their fear and anxiety. This article outlines some common fears people have about change and offers some remedies to overcome them.

Now that you’ve seen some strategies for understanding and improving your Partnering Intelligence as it relates to change, it’s time to think about how you manage change in your life and your partnerships. Just as change is a powerful dynamic in the partnership, the ability to balance the change process between the two critical components of
partnership—task and relationship—is essential. No partnership can flourish without this balance. In deference to “getting the job done,” it is the relationship component that is most often ignored. But being accountable for our own productivity is only half of the equation. After all, if achieving our goals only required that we be accountable for our own actions, we wouldn’t need a partner. The other half of the equation is building a trusting relationship with our partner. And this requires us to change not what we might do, but how we do it.