Research suggests we have eight basic emotions; 5 are survival emotions, 1 is surprise/startle and 2 are attachment emotions (excitement/joy and love/trust). We also live in social hierarchies and naturally create boundaries and territories. That is why when change is talked about at work it naturally creates fear which if handled incorrectly creates resistance and disharmony.
- If you don’t build your dreams someone else will hire you to build their’s!
- A big clue for successful change: people support what they helped to create (Richard Beckard).