Re: Sticking point

Stefan,

"SS" == STEURS Stefan wrote:

 SS> I think there is something like "a psychology of change".  When faced
 SS> by change people may react in different ways.  It depends on what
 SS> changes, how it changes, the perceived risk, and also on how many
 SS> different other changes are being accumulated.

 SS> If XP asks people to:
 SS> - make organisational changes
 SS> - make technical changes
 SS> - make personal changes
 SS> it may become too much for some.

 SS> Change in an organisation is non trivial, certainly in bigger
 SS> organisations.  We must be very careful with the dimensions of the
 SS> changes that we are trying to bring about.

In my course I use the following simple methapor:
        - How one may eat an elephant?
        - Bite by bite...

I would with changing people -- the only thing that is valuable in IT
organization. 

 SS> Therefore revolution meets a lot of resistance, and evolution is often
 SS> much easier to digest.

 SS> It's not about won't, can't, don't.  It's about being careful to
 SS> respect the nature of being human.

Please tell me _immediately_ if I dare to disrespect somebody's free will.

The only thing I'm trying to do is to be honest when describing the people
what they do and what consequences they get.  Then I leave them free to
decide what they're going to do (and to get).  Of course, I stay nearby to
support them if they need.

 SS> "Embrace change" ... some people make it sound so easy and I can tell
 SS> for some people it is very hard.  Those people are not stupid, they
 SS> are not unfriendly, ... they are normal.

 SS> I want to make changes happen for normal people.  I think it can be done.

My understanding of 'normal' is being perpendicular to some surface.  I
don't know what's 'normal' people.  Each person is extraordinary.
Unfortunately most choose the safety of 'as usual' over results.

-- 
Andrey V Khavryuchenko            http://www.kds.com.ua/
Silver Bullet Software Solutions  http://www.kds.com.ua/edu/

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