Change management | How to explain why change is happening in your organisation

Whether it’s a merger, acquisition, or your organisation is being taken over by a new owner, significant internal change can pose some major challenges for a business if not handled correctly.

Expressing this change to staff can usher in a barrage of questions and worries from staff, but there is a way to reassure your workforce that any change your company is about to experience is not only for the good of the organisation, but beneficial to them too.

The most prominent thought in an employee’s mind in response to change, especially if everything seems to be going well in the organisation, is ‘why?’. Being able to effectively answer this question, whilst being transparent and supportive, could be the difference between an engaged and disengaged workforce after your change has been implemented, and your employees are needing to adjust.

Don’t just tell them, show them

Showing your workforce how the change is going to benefit them, without simply telling them it’s happening, and they have to deal with it, is crucial to the process of explaining change. Taking this approach allows employees to feel as though they are a part of the change process, and their opinions and feelings matter, as opposed to being only a cog in the machine of the business.