MGMT-6054 Lecture Notes - Dan Cohen, John Kotter
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If the world outside of your business is changing at higher pace than what you can adaptit"s not if you will fail but when you will fail Changes to legislation, laws, rules and regulations. Market shift due to: consumer preferences, changing demographics, new technology or knowledge. Internal sources (e. g. , continuous improvement, learning from mistakes, new leadership) Just because you build the best, most cost effective, highest quality productyou can still fail. Clinging to the past can/may destroy your organization. 57% fail within 10 years (2018 canada data) List 3 to 5 reactions or responses in yourself during that time. Do not understand the message or the reason for the change. Do not trust the sender of the message. Fear (loss of money/employment; do not have the new, required skills; the unknown) 8 reasons why employees resist change (2:03) https: //www. youtube. com/watch?v= Functional unit as a whole feels threatened by a project (e. g. , the marketing department or finance department)