Wellness Seminar

Managing Change

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Seminar Goals

• Recognize change as ongoing and normal

• Identify changes in the workplace

• Determine your reactions to change

• Identify a strategy for dealing with change

• Develop a personal action plan for moving through change

• Know the benefits of your EAP

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Questions About Change

• What’s going on here?

• How do I feel about it?

• What can I do to survive?

• What can I do to prepare for a new start?

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Phases of Change

• Endings

• The Neutral Zone

• Beginnings

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Endings

• Business life is punctuated by many changes.

• Changes, even if positive, can be met with resistance because it forces people to end a part of their experience.

• Many people react to change with a sense of loss.

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Losses Associated With Change

• Loss of identity or belonging

• Loss of control

• Loss of meaning

• Loss of future

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Neutral Zone Activities

• Find a regular time and place to be alone

• Begin a log of Neutral Zone activities

• Identify things you can’t control

• Identify things you can control

• Identify what you really want from the change

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Stress Coping Mechanisms

• Positive self-talk

• Regular exercise

• Relaxation

• Good nutrition

• A good support system

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Beginnings

• Define your vision

• Identify small steps

• Develop a time schedule

• Track your success

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Seminar Summary

• Endings:

• The Neutral Zone:

• Beginnings:

• Identify the losses you feel

• Let go of things you can’t control

• Take charge of things you can control

• Identify your future vision

• Work through your action plan

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Make Your Feelings Work for You• I’m afraid…fear gets us up and

moving

• I’m mad…we can harness the adrenaline created by anger to mobilize our resources

• I’m sad…this feeling helps us slow down, acknowledge our loss and begin to heal

• I’m glad…acceptance helps us draw strength by forging a new sense of self, new skills, and new dreams of the future

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Benefits of the EAP

• Confidential

• Prepaid

• Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

• Appointment offered within 2 business days

• Telephonic consultation available

• Household benefit

• Child care, senior care, and legal concerns

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