- Administrative Forum Supervisor
- 4/12/1424
- 26/01/2004
Series: Management Development Series
Book: Personal Change Management
Author: Settia Scott
Number of pages: 116
Publisher: Dar Al-Ma’rifa for Human Development
Book Idea
The process of change in our contemporary life is accelerating like raging waves. Some have resisted these waves and become their victims, while others have been able to ride the wave and benefit from its power, thus becoming beneficiaries of change. This book gives you the necessary means to be a beneficiary of change, not a victim of it.
Chapter One
Chapter One: The Future Is Here
Change is Everywhere
The waves of change are converging, and there is no longer a period of stability to rest and recover. Therefore, we must learn how to deal with these changes and harness them for our own benefit.
There is no doubt that you have experienced change, whether directly or indirectly; in your home, at work, or perhaps even within yourself. You are experiencing change whether you like it or not. The problem is not the occurrence of change, but rather how you respond to and deal with these changes. This is known as the skills of excelling in dealing with change.
The Impact of Change
Individuals vary in the degree to which changes affect them. However, those who experience changes in their lives often suffer from some illnesses and adverse circumstances, while others have mastered change management skills; they have the ability to mitigate the impact of stress and crises, and even develop the ability to deal constructively with change.
Responding to Change
Change causes disruption and stress in an individual’s life, and may even lead to crises. The disruption resulting from this change is not limited to negatively impacting the mind; it also spreads to the body, causing illness. This disruption may even spread to the emotions, destroying them.
Body Care
The process of change requires physical energy, which depends on how well you take care of your body. When change requires longer working hours, this requires careful attention to nutrition, adequate rest and sleep, in addition to regular exercise to replenish your body’s energy.
Chapter Two
Chapter Two: Foundations of Change
It’s not important to have the skills to master dealing with change, but rather to have the desire to bring about change and benefit from the new developments in life.
Methods for Benefiting from New Developments and Changes
1. Study and develop new technical and human skills.
2. Seek out those who are already doing things or learning.
3. Push yourself toward the same implementation methods.
4. Learn to act without sufficient information.
Establishing Workplace Safety
When change occurs in a workplace where safety rules have not been established, it causes chaos and confusion as a result of the changes brought about. In the past, the focus in the workplace was on job safety, but today it is possible to build job and personal security through engagement with the effectiveness of change.
Establishing Our Own Safety Rules
1. Cross Work Boundaries: This is done by learning and listening to different channels in the workplace.
2. Don’t limit your focus to the boundaries of work. Find what needs to be done, and don’t limit yourself to the scope of work.
3. Be versatile. Continue to learn and challenge yourself, and enjoy them. Don’t settle for comfort and laziness.
4. Be flexible: Don’t stand idly by in the face of events; change your way of thinking and approaching solutions.
The Difficulty of Change
To master the difficulty of change requires several things:
1. Controlling your internal emotions and attitudes toward it.
2. Making suggestions and talking to others about the change.
3. Gathering information and seeking help and support from those around you.
4. Exercising extreme care.
Preparing a strong response
Constant readiness to adapt to changes and mental and physical preparation are essential to confronting and even benefiting from these changes. Therefore, we find that strong managers possess qualities and characteristics that enable them to withstand these changes. These qualities make them effective change managers, including:
1. Commitment to job duties.
2. Viewing change as an opportunity.
3. Focusing on the things they control.
4. They seek help and support from their colleagues and feel connected to them.
Chapter Three
Chapter Three: Moving Through Personal Transformation
How to Move Through the Personal Change Process
1. Learn from Past Experiences
The past is replete with success stories where we were able to successfully manage change. This has built our experience in change management. This will illuminate the future for you to successfully deal with and manage change.
More Changes in Real Life
Contemporary life is characterized by turbulent waves of change. Stability has diminished, requiring us to learn and absorb new things and deal with them intelligently.
2. Change Throughout Your Life
Responding to change in the early stages of life is more effective than in the later stages.
3. Personal Standards
We all have personal standards that vary from person to person. These standards stem from our own experiences and personal perspectives.
Stages of the Change Process
The path to change is rarely easy, but it is not difficult for those who understand how to deal with change.
Beginning with the recognition of the need for change, the change process then goes through the following stages:
The Rejection Stage: We initially face the change process with rejection to protect ourselves from falling into a cycle of confusion.
The Resistance Stage: This stage begins with conflict and resistance and begins with practical steps such as complaining and blaming others, along with an internal preparation for moving to the next stage.
The Exploration Stage: After the resistance and conflict stage is over, the transition to a more positive stage is made, which is exploring the future and identifying the correct approach.
The Commitment Stage: After discovering new, appropriate methods for dealing with change, comes the commitment stage
to the new work. This leads to the ability to adapt to change.
The Rhythm of Continuous Change
As long as you are alive, you will experience change whether you like it or not. You may go through stages of change, whether
consecutive or overlapping. The important thing is to realize that the change process has no end.
When People Are Shocked by Problems
People are shocked by problems for two reasons:
– Continuing to cling to change without moving through it.
– Rapidly launching change without completing its stages.
Understanding Resistance
Resistance seems to be a natural and innate phase, but people don’t resist change itself, but rather the losses of change.
The reasons people resist change include:
1. Lack of clarity regarding change expectations and job threats.
2. Feeling out of control.
3. Fear of appearing weak and ignorant.
4. Lack of information necessary to understand the change process.
Stepping the Opportunity: Vision
This is a successful method for overcoming the change process. It requires using your mind to visualize the desired outcome of the change.
This visualization prepares your mind, increasing your motivation to achieve the results of the change. Therefore, pay attention to what you imagine, expect, or wish for, as it may actually happen.
Chapter Four
Chapter Four: Increasing Personal Power
Self-Management
When change occurs, the most important aspect that requires change is changing yourself. This allows you to control your actions, feelings, and thoughts. Self-control is limitless. Focusing on the things you can’t do creates boredom and frustration, so focus on the things you can do to foster positive aspects and a sense of achievement.
Create a Positive Inner Climate
The beginning of preserving your latent energy and preventing it from dissipating begins with your own personal vision of your ability to implement change.
Respect Yourself: You Are Not the One to Blame
The most important source of change is yourself, so pay attention to how you treat yourself. Treating yourself positively increases self-respect and self-esteem, so reward yourself for accomplishments and don’t expect appreciation and praise from others.
Facing the Future
Be aware of the future, the present, and the past, always ready to do your best to face the future.
Change may not be in your best interest when it is negative, but it may be positive and in your best interest. Beware of pessimism and assume things positively.
Now, identify your strengths, weaknesses, skills, and what you need to learn to move forward.
Dealing with Old Expectations
Many people waste their energy lamenting the loss of old methods. Some even compare old methods to new ones, even if the old method is negative. This is foolish. Therefore, accept new methods and treat them with the principle of “innocent until proven guilty.”
Developing Attitudes to Confront Possibilities
Your expectations are undoubtedly driven by your thinking patterns, beliefs, and attitudes, and this plays a significant role in your success in managing the change process.
Self-Suggestion
Negative thinking leads to the use of ineffective methods, because what you think about is what will happen to you. This undoubtedly has a destructive effect during the change process.
Encouraging Thoughts
Thoughts that help you view the future in a positive way.
Changing Thoughts
Verbalizing negative thoughts negatively impacts your thinking, so replace these words with positive ones to change your thoughts for the better.
How to Change Thoughts:
1. Take Responsibility. Look at what you can do, not what is impossible.
2. Experimentation: Try these ideas and ask for evidence of their success.
3. Affirmation of Positive Thoughts: Choose new positive thoughts.
4. Positive Visualization Training: Achieve your results with your mind before you achieve them with your actions.
5. Rethinking: Look at things from a different perspective to seize opportunities and overcome obstacles. Transforming Discouraging Thoughts into Encouraging Thoughts: Choose one of your discouraging thoughts and transform it into an encouraging thought that you see as achievable.
Chapter Five
Chapter Five: Getting Started
Developing Personal Power
One of the most important pillars of change management is enhancing your personal ability to face the future. This is achieved by looking to those with the experience, capabilities, and traits that are capable of managing change and emulating them.
The Concept of Initiation
Strong people resist the setbacks and frustrations that befall them in their work without despair. They shift from one aspect to another to discover new sources of energy. This has an impact on effective change management.
Appreciating Personal Power
1. Excellence: Initiating the actions you take.
2. Continuously trying to influence things beyond your control.
3. Letting go: Not initiating any activity you can undertake and feeling helpless.
4. Not thinking about it: Not initiating activities you cannot undertake without feeling guilty.
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Risk Tolerance:
When we operate poorly, we are vulnerable to risk. Successful people are those who consistently take risks. Therefore, change management managers view change management as dealing with situations with uncertain outcomes. The best solution in this case is to have options available for each situation.
Chapter Six
Chapter Six: Achieving Influence and Gaining Support
Support
Stress may increase during the change process, and we need to relieve this pressure by turning to experienced people and family for help and support. This support will play a significant role in successfully passing the change process.
The Importance of Support
A leader is not the one who works alone; rather, they are the ones who lead the team to achieve success. Support can take the following forms:
1. Providing relevant information.
2. Emotional support.
Types of Support
Support serves as a buffer against the stresses of change. Types include:
1. Family and very close friends.
2. Relatives and friends.
3. Network and colleagues.
4. Advisors and specialized professionals.
Seeking Support
Some people see seeking support as a form of weakness, while others are even afraid of it, arguing that it makes them feel insecure. However, there is an important caveat: if they consider seeking support a form of failure, then they are more likely to be … Failure to achieve accomplishments and goals is a greater failure. Successful people are those who work with others. Those who isolate themselves, even if they succeed, achieve limited and individual success.
Means to Increase Support
1. Ask questions to gain the most valuable weapon in the world of change: information.
2. Conduct brainstorming sessions with others. This is done during the exploration phase to generate new ideas and develop a collective plan.
3. Share your ideas by talking to others about your plans and seeking their opinions to expand your scope of thinking. You may come up with innovative ideas.
Building a Network
Building a network relies on building personal relationships, such as clubs and associations. Not all information is available in books; much information is obtained through networks.
Seeking Information
When change occurs, rumors and gossip abound. It’s your duty to work to calm the rumors and seek out reliable information.
Getting Support in the Workplace
Many people have creative ideas in the workplace, but what happens is that they don’t express them for one reason or another. However, when you have creative ideas, you must share them with others so that you can gain their support, allowing them to grow and become reality.
If you are confident and ready to embrace the change process and manage it positively, then you must be confident.
