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Affecting Change – Barriers to Change 1
Barriers to ChangeA Core Leadership Attribute Seminar on Affecting Change
Created By:Glenn C. Hamilton, MD, FACEP
Vice Chair and Professor, Department of Emergency MedicinePast-President, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Tenet Editor:Maria Moreira, MD
Program Director, Denver Health Residency in Emergency MedicineDenver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
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Change is the only constant.
- Heraclitus of Ephesus
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Change is All Around Us- Emergency Medicine
• Academic heritage• Medical training structure• Rising census• Technology advancements• Treatment evolutions• And so much more…
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Outline
• Key Terms
• The Process of Change
• Barriers to Change
• Overcoming Barriers
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Key Terms
Change is a never ending process of readjustment and readaptation, as man responds behaviorally to ever
changing circumstances.
Shcwartz BM and Ewald RH. Culture and society; An introduction to cultural anthropology. 1968
DEFINITION
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Key Terms
Senge et al. The Dance of Change: The Challenges to Sustaining Momentum in Learning Organizations. 1999
Profound Change is organizational change that combines ‘inner’ shifts in
people’s values, aspirations, and behaviors with ‘outer’ shifts in
processes, strategies, practices, and systems
DEFINITION
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The Process of Change- Forms of Change
• In concepts• Philosophies• Programs• Products• Services• Facilities• Technologies
• Processes• Systems• Attitudes• Behaviors• Relationships• Image• And more…..
Jay Morley and Doug Eadie. Leading Change. The Extraordinary Higher Education Leader. Washington, DC: National Association of College
and University Business Officers, 2001.
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The Process of Change- Forces of Change
1. Need for certainty, stability, & predictability
2. Need for a sense of purpose
3. Need for control
4. Need to have connection
5. Need for successAdapted from www.5Forcesofchange.com
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The Process of Change- Forces of Change
• E.g.,– Press-Ganey Scores
• Need for connection• Need for success
– Consultant availability• Need for certainty, stability, & predictability• Need for control• Need for success
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The Process of Change- Requirements
• Innovation
– Creativity & change initiatives
– The planning process
• Implementation
Jay Morley and Doug Eadie. Leading Change. The Extraordinary Higher Education Leader. Washington, DC: National Association of College
and University Business Officers, 2001.
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The Process of Change- Change Theory
• Human systems
– Homeostasis
– Equilibrium
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The Process of Change- Change Theory Examples
• Process Evolution– Iterative evaluation
results in continuous
quality improvement
– Evolution vs.
revolution
Assess
Depl
oy
Identify
Implem
ent
Evaluate
ProcessEvolution
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The Process of Change- Change Theory Examples
Lippitt’s Seven Phases of Change1. Diagnose the problem
2. Assess the motivation/capacity for change
3. Assess the resources/motivation of the change agent
4. Choose progressive change
5. Clearly define the role of the change agents
6. Maintain the change
7. Gradually terminate from the helping relationship
Lippitt, R., et al. The Dynamics of Planned Change. New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1958.
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The Process of Change- Change Theory Examples
Kurt Lewin’s Three-Step Change Theory
1. Unfreezing the existing status quo
2. Change movement to a new state
3. Refreeze the situation to make the
change permanent
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The Process of Change- Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model
1. Create urgency2. Form a powerful coalition3. Create a vision for change4. Communicate the vision5. Remove Obstacles6. Create short-term wins7. Build on the change8. Anchor the change into culture
John Kotter. Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail. Harvard Business Review, March-April 1995.
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The Process of Change- Resistance to Change
• Recognition &
Anticipation
• Overcoming barriers
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The Process of Change
Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal…
- Arthur Schopenhauer
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Barriers to Change
• Organizational
• Individual & Group
• Leadership
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Barriers to Change- Organizational
• Organizational Culture Inertia
• Existing Power Structures
• Previously Developed Work Groups
• Institutional Memory
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Barriers to Change- Organizational
• Organizational Culture Inertia– Bureaucracy and ‘Iron Rice Bowl’
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Barriers to Change- Organizational
• Existing Power Structures
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Barriers to Change- Organizational
• Previously Developed Work Groups, Committees, TF, etc…
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Barriers to Change- Organizational
• Institutional Memory
– Failure of previous change initiative
– Skepticism and doubt
– ‘Not again’
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Barriers to Change- Individual & Group
• Fear of the Unknown• Fear of Failure• Conflict of Beliefs• Losing Something of Value• Leaving a Comfort Zone• False Beliefs• Misunderstanding & Lack of Trust• Lack of Inertia
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Barriers to Change- Individual & Group
• Fear of the Unknown– Uncertainty
– Emotional discomfort
– Resistance is felt to be anxiety-reducing
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Barriers to Change- Individual & Group
• Fear of Failure– Capabilities compared to required– Unwillingness to learn new skills– Resistance is felt
to confer success by virtue of default
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Barriers to Change- Individual & Group
• Conflict of Beliefs – Disagreement
about the need for change
– Conflict between beliefs and solutions
– Resistance is felt to avoid compromise
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Barriers to Change- Individual & Group
• Losing Something of Value– Perceived loss generates fear and
resistance to change– Resistant is felt to prevent loss
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Barriers to Change- Individual & Group
• Leaving a Comfort Zone– Multiple emotions generated
• Fear, anger, passivity• Risk avoidance
– Resistance is felt to assures comfort
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Barriers to Change- Individual & Group
• False Beliefs – Rumors
– ‘No problem’
personalities
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Barriers to Change- Individual & Group
• Misunderstanding & Lack of Trust – Not understanding implications – Not trusting the advocate or vessel
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Barriers to Change- Individual & Group
• Personal Inertia
– Change requires effort
– Fatigue and burnout pose barriers to change
– Lack of compensation
– Lack of reward - Sir Isaac Newton
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Barriers to Change- Leadership
• Lack of clarity
• Failure to inspire
• Loss of focus
• Lack of attention to stakeholders
• No defined beginning and end
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Barriers to Change- Leadership
• No clear vision, direction, priorities
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Barriers to Change- Leadership
• Failure to inspire, engage, and motivate
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Barriers to Change- Leadership
• Loss of focus during process
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Barriers to Change- Leadership
• Lack of specific attention to key stakeholders
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Barriers to Change- Leadership
• No defined beginning and end
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Barriers to Change- Leadership
• Management failures that compound existing barriers– Failure to explain the need for change– Failure to provide information– Failure to consult, negotiate and offer support
and training– Lack of involvement in the process– Failure to build trust and sense of security– Poor employee relations
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Overcoming Barriers
• An individualized process• Recognition & insight • Anticipation of resistance• Acknowledge of magnitude• Direct address• Empower Ownership
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Overcoming Barriers
• Empower Ownership
– Share information
– Provide guidance
– Stretch your people
– Make it fun, actionable, & visible
– Help them feel the challenge- Johnson LK. Overcoming Barriers That Destroy Teams.
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. 2005
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Summary
• It is essential to understand the widely varied means by which “change” may fail to insure a well-planned organized, and implemented process to assure success.
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Suggested Readings
• Texts– Kotter JP, Leading Change, Harvard Business
School Press, 1996– Carr, DK, Hard KJ, Trahant WJ, Managing the
Change Process, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1996.– Bridges W, Managing Transitions: Making the
Most of Change, 3rd ed, Philadelphia, PA. Da Capo Press, 2009.
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Suggested Readings
• Articles– Kotter JP, Leading Change: Why Transformation
Efforts Fail, Harvard Business Review, Mar-Apr 1995: 59-67
– Kotter JP, Schlesinger LA, Choosing Strategies for Change, Harvard Business Review, July-Aug 2008; 130-139.
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National Residency Leadership CurriculumSpecial Thanks!
Funded By:An American College of Emergency Physicians Chapter Grant
Endorsed By:American College of Emergency Physicians
Emergency Medicine Council of Residency DirectorsEmergency Medicine Resident’s Association
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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National Residency Leadership CurriculumSpecial Thanks!
Senior Editors:Stephen Wolf, MD, FACEP
Andrew French, MDMatthew Mendenhall, MD, MPH
Tenet Editors:Britney Anderson, MD
Barbara Blok, MD, FACEPJeffrey Druck, MD, FACEP
Maria Moreira, MDLee Shockley, MD, MBA, FACEP
Administrative Editor:Barbara Burgess
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