> A conversation with an internal info systems consultant at Hewlett-Packard
> about a year ago really shook my mental model about resistance to change.
> This person stated with equanimity: "There is no such thing as resistance
> to change." After confirming that I had heard him right, I asked how he
> came to that conclusion. He said, when I encounter resistance to an idea
> or approach that I am suggesting, I stop and think, What is it about this
> person's experience and his/her current situation that makes him or her
> react this way?
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> Diane Weston
> DMWeston@AOL.COM
>
>
Thanks for telling the story so straight. It goes into my special archive.
You describe, I think, one of the cultural paradigm shifts we all have the
privilege, these days, of both watching and participating in: the "resistance
to change" stereotype has only been with us for a couple of centuries, and
now it's passing into history... .
Regards
jamzen@world.std.com
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