➠People feel a loss of control over their lives, jobs, or careers.
➠People who used to be confident are now feeling lost, confused, and baffled or threat-
ened by what seem to be “new rules.”Even when identified, paradigm shifts can seem revolutionary, with people disagreeing
about problems. With different underlying assumptions, people in the old and new paradigms
live in different worlds. Thus, a principle or method that is impossible to grasp by one group
is intuitively obvious to another group.
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As you read and hear strange ideas about the new economy, changing leadership, organizational issues, the changing
marketplace, and so on, what issues do you feel the most uneasy about?What do other people suggest, and what does your reaction to changing circumstances suggest to you, about your cur-
rent leadership paradigm?Is your organization or workgroup currently experiencing a paradigm shift? How would you describe this shift?What are elements of your current leadership paradigm? How is it changing?[☛1.1 Twenty-First-Century Leader, 1.4 Leader Principles]What people or groups, including you, may be feeling a loss as a result of these changes? What might they or you be
losing?[☛5.8 Human Transitions]Given that you support these changes, what steps might you or your workgroup take to ensure that resistance to needed
changes is minimized, and that every opportunity is provided for the changes to succeed?[☛5.1 Change Equation]