The aspects of the workplace that might motivate people's acceptance of change is most influential when it is something that is derived from the top down. Usually when the leaders of anything begin a trend, such as a business, military or athletics team, people usually follow. Typically the subconscious reality of this is the fact that, if people who have achieved more success in a job or sport, the less successfull people would want some of that action and the "follow the leader" game aka. conga line begins. Many people would want to rub elbows with successfull people to try and get ahead and become more successfull. If the CEO is wearing a pink tie for breast cancer awareness, chances are that possibly 1/3 of the people in a company, that wear ties, will be wearing pink ones. Trends follow with certain types of pins and donating to foundations.
Changes are accepted when the leaders show that they accept the changes, then the trickle effect happens. Not sure why, but some people in workcenters just love to follow, as if there is a trechourous bridge to cross and if a leader can make it, they will follow.
At least in a large workcenter, ideas can be bounced around from co-worker to co-worker to extrapolate ideas on the pros of what ever change is involved. Small workcenters, not so much, it's more like do what your told and accept it. I guess it all depends on the personality of the people in the workplace and how well they are treated. If they're treated bad, expect a failure to adapt response. If they are treated good, change will be accepted with less conflict.
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I can see how this type of follow would result in the acceptance of change. However, to have this effect the leader must be liked by the followers, which is not the case in some workplaces. It is also worth noting, people like to be individuals and may rebel against following just to maintain there individuality.
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