Ten Ways to Help Employees Adapt to Change
36 Construction Equipment Distribution www.cedmag.com November 2009 Management If there's one word that captures the essence of what is occurring in the world today, it's change. Downsiz-ing, reorganizing, and cutting costs, are now the norm for survival. No industry is exempt; there are no sacred cows. Even the most vener-able and conservative institutions are undergoing significant change just to survive. For this industry, in spite of the improvement that many equipment distributors are report-ing, a is not predicted full recovery to occur in the immediate future. The Challenge of Change No one likes the change that has occurred least of all equipment distributors. The difficulty is even more pronounced after an era of relatively solid growth and strong revenues. Unfortunately, while it may not be easy, you need to deal with it the best that you can. For those who have made a conscious decision to make it through these tough times, their survival instincts have kicked in. They have decided to meet these challenges head on and They have assessed what changes they can control and which ones they cannot. By adopting this mindset, they are in a better position to meet additional challenges they will confront as they strive to carry their dealer organization forward. Making Hard Choices Today's distributor will have to get even tougher to make the hard choices and difficult decisions that will continue to face them in the months ahead. They will have to dig in their heels and fight. Ten Ways to Help Employees Adapt to Change You're making hard choices that are affecting the people in your organization use these strategies to maintain positive morale. BY ChrIstIne CorellI