Change Management professionals regardless of the method they use have the “change curve” (stages of grief from Kubler-Ross) as a tool in their back pocket. Which means their focus and assumptions will be based on the words in the title of this post. And they wonder why they encounter resistance.

My first promise for this blog was to be contrary.

Change is not the same as death, or grief or tragedy. When you received your last promotion did you suffer Shock? Anger? Depression (I sure will be devastated to lose this position…)?