Whether through your personal or work life, change is something evident in all our lives. Often, even the smallest changes to routine can make a vast difference to a person. Managing change through the work place can be challenging, especially for individuals within the workforce, who tend to feel some degree of pain, learning or adjustment.

Change is good for businesses, yet often it’s viewed negatively by employees. To put this into context, you’re part of a good team at work and you enjoy your role, yet suddenly there has been a new Director appointed, changing the way your team operates- how would you feel? Like most people, we get comfortable and tend to feel secure in our jobs resulting in us being against change. If change isn’t managed properly then it can often result in damaging the morale and output of the team.

It’s important to work with employees and support them through change so that they are able to partake in their own adjustment. Engaging with employees through every layer of the business and communicating robust reasons for the change will encourage confidence within the workforce.