Project leaders don\u2019t like change any more than followers do unless, of course, it is their idea.<\/p>\n
On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Palos in Southern Spain in search of a western route to Asia. He was convinced that the world was round, despite the belief by nearly everyone else in Europe that it was flat. Most people believed that a ship sailing due west would fall off the edge of the earth.<\/p>\n
Columbus did not find the route he sought, but he did confirm his suspicions that the earth was a sphere. And after months of exploration and the loss of one ship, he returned to Palos on March 15th<\/sup>, 1493 a hero. And in a matter of months, the perspective of everyone in Europe concerning the earth changed drastically. It caused a quick and transforming revolution of the world.<\/p>\n Columbus was considered a hero for returning from his venture. And he was credited with discovering new lands. But people did not change their minds about the earth. Everyone resists change. For many years, I thought project leaders liked change and everyone else did not. As a visionary project leader, I always felt that I was drawing reluctant followers into the future. But I finally realized that project leaders don\u2019t like change any more than followers do unless, of course, it is their idea.<\/p>\n Why do people resist change? Change is hard for everyone. I believe that truly change is one of the greatest attitude obstacles you will ever face. We can not move forward and stay the same at the same time. We resist change because several reasons:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Before implementing a big change, I run through this checklist and answer each question with a yes or no. If too many questions have a no by them, then I conclude that the timing may not be right.<\/p>\n The keys to dealing with change successfully are having a good attitude toward it and being prepared to meet it. I have some ideas that may help you as a project manager for managing the change: Change will happen whether you like it or not, without change there can be no improvement, make a commitment to pay the price for change, change must happen within you before it can happen around you, remember that it is never too late to change.<\/p>\n How your attitude can be the difference maker concerning change? Think about a change you are currently resisting. It can be a change you feel prompted to make or are currently being asked to make by others. Keep in mind that for positive change to occur, you must make a commitment to pay the price for change; change must happen within you before it can happen around you; and it is never too late to change.<\/p>\n Alfonso Bucero, MSc, CPS, PMP, PMI-RMP, PfMP, PMI Fellow<\/p>\n Managing Partner<\/p>\n BUCERO PM Consulting<\/p>\n www.abucero.com<\/p>\n www. projectsponsorship.com<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Project leaders don\u2019t like change any more than followers do unless, of course, it is their idea. On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Palos in Southern Spain in search of a western route to Asia. He was convinced that the world was round, despite the belief by nearly everyone else in Europe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-7493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-project-management","tag-change"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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