How Adaptability Will Help You

Deal With Change

 Two Types of
Change
▫ Self Imposed Change – You
see something within yourself
or your environment that you
want altered.

▫ Imposed Change – Someone

other than you initiates the
change.
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 Characteristics of
Change
▫ Self Imposed Change
▪ Can be something as simple as changing
your outfit, the color of your walls or as
complex as your job.

▪ Relatively easy to adapt to because you

establish the parameters of the change.

▪ Usually accompanied by a sense of

excitement and expectation.
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Characteristics of
Change
▫ Imposed Change

▪ Typically much more complex than self imposed change.

▪ Can be difficult to adapt to. Usually because the individual is not in

control of parameters of the change. The difficulty increases as the
information flow decreases.

▪ It can be difficult to not take it personally.

▪ Usually accompanied by a sense of dread and a fear of the unknown.

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The Four F’s of Change
Which One are You?

Freeze
Fight
Flee
Flow
Some Strategies for
Adapting to Change

1. Changing 2. Step out

Your of your 3. Accept
Mindset – more 4. Embrace
comfort
Your Power challenges Learning
zone
Choice

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▫ How Do You Feel
▪
▪
Confused or unhappy
Low Morale
▪ Beaten Down
▪ Alone – Nobody Knows the Trouble I See
▪ Depressed
▪ Let me go back to the old way
▪ Having all the excuse to misbehave or
perform poorly
▪ Acceptance – How Do I Get There?
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Ways to Protect  Recognize that what you are feeling is normal, resisting
will only make it worse.
yourself  Find someplace to vent your anger.
 Managers must increase information flow, if you are not
getting enough information, ask for it. Don’t be a
martyr.
 Keep as much familiarity as possible during times of
change.
 Work on maintaining or creating a support system.
 Take care of yourself physically. Avoid escaping with
excessive alcohol consumption, drugs, over eating,
gambling, etc.
 Relax – You have been through things like this before
and survived you will survive this change too.

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BE POSITIVE!
▫ How you approach the change will
determine how well you will adapt to
the change.

▫ QTIP – Quite Taking It Personally -

You are not the only one going
through this. Be the example!

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Force Yourself to Take Risks!
 Taking risks is key part of being adaptable.

 Challenge yourself with risk you are taking

Try harder if you want to grow stronger and

become better

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Don't dwell on
the floor
sandwiches
Don’t worry about failure, treat it like the
dropped sandwich: Don’t dwell on it, just
start again. If you’re adapting to a new
situation and you don’t nail it straight
away
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BE PROUD OF
YOURSELF
Whoa! aren’t you proud? You should be proud of the changes you made so far

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The Rational Mind
▫ It is
▪ Logical
▪ Reasoned
▫ Organizes and Moves Forward
▫  Take steps to increase your chances of
success
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