Don't Let Workplace Changes Trip You Up

Changes in the workplace are constant, but responding well to workplace changes is often easier said than done.

- Gale Horton Gay

Worry, frustration, anxiety, and resistance are some of the negative reactions to shifts and upheavals that occur on the job. Viewing changes as opportunities and being eager to be involved in making change occur smoothly and effectively are more positive responses.

The inevitable nature of workplace change requires workers to keep themselves constantly prepared to deal with it, according to Patsi R. Turner, an Atlanta-based consultant with more than 20 years’ experience helping clients enhance individual and organizational capabilities and improve processes. Turner, who has worked at Georgia State University, the Coca-Cola Co., Bellsouth Telecommunications, and AT&T, has experience in talent and career management and manufacturing and construction as well as other areas.