Managing Change

I wanted to learn more about change and how it impacts different people in different ways.  I also wanted to learn more about the ways that change happens in the workplace and the best way to implement change to lessen the impact on the staff.  I do feel that I was able to learn quite a bit more about the ways that people are affected by change.  I learned that I like the book/video "Who Moved the Cheese."  I also learned there are people that actually like it when things change, and I think that I might have a little bit of that in me.  I like to see progression, and often times that means change is inevitable. 

I enjoyed the video of "Who Moved the Cheese," and the discussion that followed.  It was a great way to learn a bit more about my team and how they handle change and how they perceive change in the workplace.  I also liked the assignment related to the Power article.   It brought up things about men and women in the workplace and perceptions.  While talking about change, that is something that needs to be changed.  Both the stigma of men in nursing, and also women, in general, in the workplace being lesser then men.  Neither of those are true.  

I will use this information gained in this lesson to be able to help those around me at work and other places to realize that change is bound to happen and realize it is better to embrace it than fight against it, because all it will do is leave us unhappy and dissatisfied with life.  While change isn't always easy to take, it is important to continue to progress forward.