Responding to Change at Work |
Change seems inevitable at work. How do you respond?
It's important to consider how the Big 4 universal human needs come into play during times of change.
Frequently, people meet their needs in unhealthy or unproductive ways when facing change at work.
Consider choosing healthier, more productive approaches to change like the ones described in this article.
We’re frequently expected to adapt to changes at work. These could be changes in policy, work group configuration, the organizational hierarchy, or job duties. Underlying our responses to change is the issue of how we will get our innate needs met in light of the changes in our work world.
In a previous post, I explained the “Big 4” universal human needs or motivations as they related to job satisfaction. These Big 4 are 1) contribution or calling, 2) choice or control, 3) competence or capability, and 4) connection or community. Meeting these four needs is what we humans require to feel like we’re living our best life. When we have change thrust upon us at work, the ways we get these needs met at work may be threatened, and it can be tempting to resort to unhealthy or unproductive methods to meet them.
Let’s start with contribution or calling
We humans have a need to feel like what we do with our time and effort is........