Preparing People for Change

"Jesus presented a very appealing picture of the future, which looked at first glance to be massively unappealing"

Preparing people for major transition and change is probably the most important thing we do after we have arrived at "a sensible and appealing picture of the future" (Vision). Change for a lot of people can carry with it uncertainty, possible loss of position, new ways of working and relating, as well as a whole host other problems we often wrongly imagine. Projecting these negative thoughts, mixed with fear, into the process of change can hinder us from embracing the future with faith.

Jesus presented a very appealing picture of the future, which looked at first glance to be massively unappealing. The future was going to involve incredible emotional heartache as the disciples tried to get their heads around Jesus’ arrest and cruel death. His subsequent resurrection and ascension was going to open up the opportunity for a new way of living and working without his physical presence.

In the next blog I want to look at Jesus strategy for communicating his vision for the future, which builds on a number of levels. John P. Kotter writes, “Without credible communication, and a lot of it, employees’ hearts and minds are never captured.”

Preparing People for Change

Preparing people for major transition and change is probably the most important thing we do after we have arrived at "a sensible and appealing picture of the future" (Vision). Change for a lot of people can carry with it uncertainty, possible loss of position, new ways of working and relating, as well as a whole host other problems we often wrongly imagine. Projecting these negative thoughts, mixed with fear, into the process of change can hinder us from embracing the future with faith.