Kudler-Ross

In the song We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel, change is referred to as 'fire' that has been around 'since the world's been turning.' What he doesn't say, however, is how to deal with these 'fires.' The general attitude that people take towards change is negative, though I would argue that any change will have positive and negative repercussions, and the way you respond to this change is what has lasting effects.

There are many reasons why people fear change. One of the major reasons is the loss of control that can be experienced during change. They fear that they will lose control of their territory and they lose their sense of self-defense (Ten Reasons People Resist Change). This is shown when in Jenny’s

Some people do not react well to changes and during these times they need updates to the changes and most of all understanding.

In the world, everything is constantly changing. The world is moving roughly 1,000 miles per hour. People in the world are sometimes unwilling to accept change. This is completely understandable. To some people change is scary. Little do they know, they are constantly changing. No matter how unwilling you are to change, you will always be changing. As you

First, denial involves refusing to accept the truth or the reality of an experience or a

People generally like to stay in their comfort zone, they do not like changes. However, change is a necessary part of life, we see change in nature every day. Change can be positive or negative. We can choose to embrace the change or reject it, we also can choose to allow the change to have a negative or positive impact on our lives. Helmstetter lists six steps when dealing with change. First to recognize the change, then to decide if you are going to accept or reject the change. The next step is to choose your attitude toward the change, then choose how you are going to deal with it and what actions you are going to take. The last step is to evaluate your progress of accepting the change (Lamberton and Minor, 2012)

I have witness response to change through my friends and family members. Each individual varies in their skills and ability to accept change (Blais & Hayes, 2011). In order for change to be a healthy experience, it must be entered into with an open mind and positive attitude. When unforeseen change occurs within my family, we pull together to help each other through it. My network of friends have the same view towards change. If situations arise that are positive, we embrace and appreciate them. Conversely, we handle negative transformations by pulling strength from each other.

John Fisher has also written a change model: Fishers Process of Transition model explains how people respond to change. Fishers theory is based on previous works by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross who identified five stages of grief. Fisher identified eight stages that people follow through a change process.

A fear of change blocks our minds to receive it when we have to, his

Change is a natural part of human life and the world as a whole really. Whether it be a drought in California, a massive snowstorm on the east coast, or it could be a child being born, living in a new place, anything that is different is change. As humans we have the ability to overcome and adapt to the change, but that still does not make it less hard to deal with. One might deal with change by changing their mindset, letting it become normal again, or sometimes just ignore the change.

1. This story has three different perspectives. Harry Paape, Victor Kugler, and Otto Frank all tell the story of August 4th, 1944. The day the Germans found 7 Jews hiding in the annex of their factory. Victor Kugler and Otto Frank have very detailed and exact recollections of that day, while on the other hand Harry Paape, the historian used lots of evidence from witnesses to create his story. Victor Kugler and Otto Frank were significantly impacted by this event, and because of this, this day changed their lives. This is why they had exact recollections of everything that happened on that day. Harry Paape relied on evidence from witnesses so his story is created from a lot of different perspectives. This is how the perspectives are different.

Kubler- Ross developed this model to understand people’s reaction to change and explained that

According to Palmer, Dunford, and Akin (2009) there are six different approaches to managing resistance to change which are, situational, let nature take its course, thought self-leadership, creative counters, tinkering, kludging, and pacing approach, and finally the power of resistance approach. While all of these different methods or approaches for dealing with change have positives and negatives, some are better than others. For example, Kotter and Schlesinger’s situational method is great in that it recognizes some situations need to be treated differently than others. However, they suggest that manipulation could be used and while they explain the dangers of this approach, its application is very limited and the rewards don’t outweigh the risks.

Kotter and Schlesinger set out six change approaches to deal with resistance to change. In the following we make use of four of the approaches: [4]

An early model of progress created by Lewin portrayed change as a three-stage process. The primary stage he called "unfreezing". It included overcoming dormancy and disassembling the current "personality set". It must be some piece of surviving. Barrier systems must be circumventing. In the second stage the change happens. This is ordinarily a time of perplexity and move. We are mindful that the old ways are constantly tested yet we don 't have a reasonable picture with reference to what we are supplanting them with yet. The third and last stage he called "solidifying". The new attitude is solidifying and one 's solace level is coming back to past levels