Step 4: Perceptions of change

Understand that change can be experienced as a stressor or stimulator. The purpose of this exercise is to develop appreciation for our unique coping strategies and to understand that this needs to be taken into consideration when implementing change for staff members.

Respond to the situations on slide 8. Notice that there are positives and negatives to each situation depending on your point of view. Invite participants to consider how they can help make change easier for staff to accept by exploring advantages and disadvantages of the change. Feed back key findings to the group.

Distribute Handout 2.4: ‘Good luck, bad luck?’. Invite them to contemplate their perceptions of enforced change.