Growth Mindset people not only deal well with change, but welcome and thrive on it. Here are the qualities of people who embrace change. Try to focus on these qualities and foster them in yourself and your co-workers.
Confidence: Self-confidence is always a winning quality. Its value is never more evident when welcoming change at the workplace. Strategy: Focus on strengths, not weaknesses to keep your confidence up.
Loving a Challenge: Those who love challenges often look forward to exciting changes at work. Strategy: Emphasize optimism. Focus on opportunities that come with change, not the natural uncertainty and potential negatives. These opportunities typically include the ability to grow, gain knowledge, overcome challenges and earn recognition.
Adaptability: Those who are adaptable deal well with changes. They resist becoming overwhelmed or discouraged. These people simply “go with the flow.” Strategy: Keep your sense of humor and levity. People can cope with change much easier when the mood is lighter.
Good Work-Life Balance: Most people that have a sense of balance in their lives, between the personal and professional, adapt well to change. It seems that those employees that have other interests, beyond the workplace, deal with change much better than those who are “married” to their jobs. Strategy: Try to have other, meaningful life experiences. Foster a real life, hobby, pastime or other interests.
Creativity: Employees who are naturally curious tend to embrace change as a new adventure in gaining knowledge and fueling their inherent creativity. Strategy: Nurture your creativity and innovation, and that of your co-workers
Love of Collaboration: Those who like collaborating with a team to achieve solutions often thrive on change. Strategy: Take the time to sharpen your collaborative skills.
