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"change" we have been talking about change and change management,do you believe that people can be changed?it is my own experience that people cannot

be changed,behavior can be altered but changing people is another story.it is my experience in building and leading sales and marketing teams that you can change a process,a strategy.,but you can not change people??do you agree?

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Question added by amer jayyousi , Business Development Consultant , freelance
Date Posted: 2014/06/19
IRPHAN GHANI
by IRPHAN GHANI , Senior Management , A

In work culture what do we look in people. Their skills, potentials, thought process, decision making abilities, knowledge and experience. All these can be changed by making improvement upon them. The role of various training programs, skill development programs, coaching, work exposure, etc. comes into effectively.

 

KHALID ALGHUNAIM
by KHALID ALGHUNAIM , Freelancer Logistics &Shipping Consultant , Freelancer

Dear Mr.Ammer,GreadingsI with due respect to your opinion I don't agree that pepole can't be changed.I from a past expirence at my work,have learned through a vast training how to be able to change my mind setting in bouth bsiness managment issues & personal decissions.

Moinul Islam
by Moinul Islam , HR Manager , NTIER Softwares

Yes, people can be changed but you are not going to see the desired change in them if you ask them or force them to do so. Instead focus on creating a situation/environment where they will be MOTIVATED enough to change themselves.Of course it will take time but the result will be sustainble one and they also will feel happy about it.

 

Work out a strategy which will make them feel the necessity to change and also they must feel that the desired change will be good for them both personally and professionally. An effective strategy will make them initiate the process of change in the desired direction. All the best.

Nancy Refai
by Nancy Refai , Health, safety and environmental management Trainer and consultant , Freelancer

It's a hard process no doubt yet with continuous stress on change, trainning, and good convincing nothing is impossible. its hard but achievable.

PEOPLE CAN BE CHANGED IF YOU CARRY THEM ALONG WITH THE POLICIES AND PROGRAM OF THE COMPANY AND TRAIN THEM ADEQUATELY

Sami AlGhaberi
by Sami AlGhaberi , Software Developer , Cubic-IT

People might not change against some kind of change requirement. there the problem could be in subject / goal of change not in the people. However, I believe people can change always,

Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen
by Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen , Managing Director, Designer , ingenieursbureau KB International NV

people cannot change , but you can change how people act, and so put the in the right position. But they will never change, but you know what to expect.

Rasha Makhlouf
by Rasha Makhlouf , Senior Accountant , GAFI

People do not change, it is genetic, they adopt and they cope to changes at different paces according their personal character and the tools they will use to help them adopt like training, personal and professional development programs, and getting exposed to the supportive  environment.

Faraz Shafiuddin Shafiuddin
by Faraz Shafiuddin Shafiuddin , Business Analyst , National Guard Health

I would like to dissect this question. People can be made to change provided the leadership supports this change. It's all about how mature are the employees, are they basic users of Pcs or advanced users. Are they operational users or strategic management executives. The learning curve for basic users is more when implementing a process or IT change compared to advanced users.

Pratap Kumar Atluri
by Pratap Kumar Atluri , Site Manager , Dutco Contracting Co LLC

it might be your personal experience but people can be changed through motivation, briefings on attitude, brainstorming techniques, trainings, giving live examples of other colleagues success in the same field, along with the proper push from all the required areas.

jasmina malnar
by jasmina malnar , Head of Marketing and Indirect Procurement , Hrvatski telekom

People can change to a degree. YOU cannot change them though. You can MAKE them behave differently, but a their core, people gravitate toward their beliefs and beliefs will influence their behavior.

Beliefs can be changed, not easily but can - and only a permanent change of beliefs brings about a permanent change in behavior.

So, what are your beliefs? ;)

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