Question

Give real life examples of positive and negative resistance to change? Can use studies to show this or real life example of companies

Answer 1

Let me share real life examples of positive and negative resistance to change, these are as state below:

• Positive resistance to change: Organization should maintain a process flow and continuity in their operations activities. Frequently changing of such flow, Frequently changing definition and practices of each process, bringing disrupting technology within the current processes without understanding the current situation and needs, there will be several severe impact on the current situation, these impacts are sudden increase in cash outflows, project may be terminated, project duration can be increased, employees and staffs require training to adjust with such sudden changes, termination of current resources. Etc. in such situation, if employees are giving resistance to change, such resistance can be considered as positive resistance to change and change has several negative impacts.
• Negative Resistance to change: Many organizations are affected with poor cultural issues. That could include Blame game, bullying new comers, Giving more values to senior and no or least values to Junior employees, don’t cooperate in any situations, No work flexibility, etc. all such are common issues in corporate industries or organizations. Some cases, changing initiatives are implemented by leadership team or changing requests are upheld by one side of employees and other or rest employees hardly put their interest or they may put negative resistance as to maintain the current status quo or to get benefitted from current situation or they may be fear in implementing such changes.