Dear HR,
I have been plagued by this question for quite some time. How do I change mindsets in senior employees in the organization. Especially those who have been there for more than 5 years and who are reluctant to change their way of working.
They also are reluctant to accept new concepts and ways to do things.
Please let me know your suggestions.
Regards
Praveen
From India
11I have been plagued by this question for quite some time. How do I change mindsets in senior employees in the organization. Especially those who have been there for more than 5 years and who are reluctant to change their way of working.
They also are reluctant to accept new concepts and ways to do things.
Please let me know your suggestions.
Regards
Praveen
From India
The best way is going in their way, finding out the loop holes and then making them realise that they are wrong and at that particular time producing our ideas which are more effective. Definitely they will change. That is how all the conservative people in many industries work.
VKR
From India, Hyderabad
VKR
From India, Hyderabad
Dear Praveen,
I maintain distance from even from the pettiest politicians. The other day one of my school mate rang me(He had come from Orissa). This is after some 20 years.He is a politician. He told me that now he is in such and such party. Then I asked him "to which party you belonged when you were chairman". He told the name of the opposite party. So I told him-to me all politicians belong to one party.
In life I have voted only once that is at the age of 37. Now officially I am going to be 60.
But today my thread "Sabotaging in citehr" was removed by CHR on the plea that it was political. So I went on laughing within myself.
Meaning thereby why are you so serious about the mind set of your boss? If he does not change then laugh and laugh. Laughter is the best medicine. !00 laughs a day keeps doctors away.
regards
From India, Delhi
I maintain distance from even from the pettiest politicians. The other day one of my school mate rang me(He had come from Orissa). This is after some 20 years.He is a politician. He told me that now he is in such and such party. Then I asked him "to which party you belonged when you were chairman". He told the name of the opposite party. So I told him-to me all politicians belong to one party.
In life I have voted only once that is at the age of 37. Now officially I am going to be 60.
But today my thread "Sabotaging in citehr" was removed by CHR on the plea that it was political. So I went on laughing within myself.
Meaning thereby why are you so serious about the mind set of your boss? If he does not change then laugh and laugh. Laughter is the best medicine. !00 laughs a day keeps doctors away.
regards
From India, Delhi
Thank you very much for the advice Doctor. But however in today's professional environment, laughing, talking, giggling and murmering in front of senior people is hightly prohibited. There are cases in my career where people have been sacked from the company because of that.
VKR
From India, Hyderabad
VKR
From India, Hyderabad
Dear VKR,
I did not say to laugh before the seniors. Laugh elsewhre. Our Zero Pathology Ganga brothers laugh enough during about two hours in the park. I am not laughing before CHR. I am laughing with myself.
please be appropriate.
regards
From India, Delhi
I did not say to laugh before the seniors. Laugh elsewhre. Our Zero Pathology Ganga brothers laugh enough during about two hours in the park. I am not laughing before CHR. I am laughing with myself.
please be appropriate.
regards
From India, Delhi
Thank you all for your inputs. Dr. I dont want to change the mindset of my boss but my peers all the other managers in the company. Any Suggestions? Regards Praveen
From India
From India
I have already replied dear: "Who can change whom? The boss thinks in the same way? regards" No body can change the world. Accept it as it is and learn to live/survive in it. regards
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
Dr.
I dare to disagree with you. I am of the belief that with the proper tools you can to a certain extent change the way others think at least in respect tot he work environment. If we go by the philosophy that we cannot change others or to put it in a correct way make others accept changes then we cannot grow to be successful leaders of the future.
Regards
Praveen
From India
I dare to disagree with you. I am of the belief that with the proper tools you can to a certain extent change the way others think at least in respect tot he work environment. If we go by the philosophy that we cannot change others or to put it in a correct way make others accept changes then we cannot grow to be successful leaders of the future.
Regards
Praveen
From India
Dear Praveen, I agree with you that people can be changed, yes. You and I have changed over the years. We are not the same as we were five years back. There is an interesting chinese saying that it is not the same river that flows across- it is a different river every second. If life is like a flowing river, then we are different every moment that passes, because we have added one more moment of experience to our life, our memory, our personality.
Well, coming back to your initial query regarding changing people, I should say it is a highly complex task, due to our own inherent resistance to change or 'homeostasis'. People cannot be changed using a magic wand or mantra, but through systematic application of behavioral processes. This is one of the core functions of OD(Organisation Development) and the various OD interventions as they are called supplements these efforts. Sensitivity Training is one such intervention.
regards
Rajeev.V
From India
Well, coming back to your initial query regarding changing people, I should say it is a highly complex task, due to our own inherent resistance to change or 'homeostasis'. People cannot be changed using a magic wand or mantra, but through systematic application of behavioral processes. This is one of the core functions of OD(Organisation Development) and the various OD interventions as they are called supplements these efforts. Sensitivity Training is one such intervention.
regards
Rajeev.V
From India
Hi Praveen,
Just happened to see your post about changing the mindset of senior employees. Even me too faced and facing the same problem. It is better to go on their way and get the work done as per our requirements. Our ultimate concern is to get the work done. Meanwhile step by step we can implement our way of working also to them without their direct knowledge, like we can say why don't you try this way. Just find out which is convenient to you etc.
Regards,
Umesh
From India, Bangalore
Just happened to see your post about changing the mindset of senior employees. Even me too faced and facing the same problem. It is better to go on their way and get the work done as per our requirements. Our ultimate concern is to get the work done. Meanwhile step by step we can implement our way of working also to them without their direct knowledge, like we can say why don't you try this way. Just find out which is convenient to you etc.
Regards,
Umesh
From India, Bangalore
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