565 wk 6

Well, I have read a lot of articles on change the last two days. I have never thought of change as a process before, I just always assumed that change happened. When I think about real changes that occur, they do take time and there is always a few steps involved, so once I started thinking in this way it made a lot of sense to me. The best theme I read about was an organizations capacity for change. This means that with all the daily work, day to day happenings, and so on, does your organization have room on its plate for change without effecting the normal everyday functions. If your employees are overwhelmed as it is, they probably cannot handle change and will be resistant to it. If things are going smoothly, maybe change is a possibility. If not, the work load will have to be lightened in order to make room for change. This line of thinking makes a lot of sense to me as an employee. If I do not feel overwhelmed, I will be more open to trying something new, if my head is spinning, I'm going to tell you to take your new idea and "shove it" because I don't have room in my head to even think about it. Capacity for change..........when that is considered, the change process will be easier for all parties involved!