"People tend to resist change, even in the face of evidence of its benefits."   Do you agree? Discuss your experience related to this statement

 

I agree that many people are hesitant to change even when there is evidence of some potential benefits. This can be attributed to various reasons which are brought by change. Some of the reasons that make people hesitant to change include fear of failure where people start questioning their capabilities on whether they will cope with the changes. Others start worrying about whether they will be able to adapt to the new environment brought by the change and owing to the fact that fear is a motivator, it might force individuals to resist change. Another reason why many people resist change is that they are afraid of losing their status. For instance they think that some people are ready for the change while on their individual status they tend to believe that the people who are ready for the change might overthrow or replace them in their current positions.

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I agree that many people are hesitant to change even when there is evidence of some potential benefits. This can be attributed to various reasons which are brought by change. Some of the reasons that make people hesitant to change include fear of failure where people start questioning their capabilities on whether they will cope with the changes. Others start worrying about whether they will be able to adapt to the new environment brought by the change and owing to the fact that fear is a motivator, it might force individuals to resist change. Another reason why many people resist change is that they are afraid of losing their status. For instance they think that some people are ready for the change while on their individual status they tend to believe that the people who are ready for the change might overthrow or replace them in their current positions. This forces them to opt for resistance. Additionally, many people hate surprises and also have fear for the unknown and they would rather remain in their current position. Also, considering the great sense of insecurity, many people tend to have some aspects of mistrust in the change as they feel that the factors or the people perpetrating the change would be the sole beneficiaries. 

On a personal level, I have experienced people being hesitant to change in our work place. This resistance is evident when some people are subjected to job transfers. Despite the many advantages that might accrue with the changes, they tend to prefer remaining in the current place of work. For instance, one of my best friends in our company was to be transferred to a new locality. The company offered him several allowances in terms of cash and he still declined the offer. The reasons behind his decline included the fear of starting again and creating new friends in the new work place and the fear of adapting to the new climate. He therefore resisted by claiming that most of the activities in his current company's location are dependent on him and that the current location is his family's favorite. Furthermore considering that he was also senior in the contemporary location, he was also afraid of degrading to the junior stage by shifting to a higher standard branch of the organization.