Change fatigue and its adverse effects

• Change fatigue is a phenomenon that represents the overwhelming feeling of stress, exhaustion and burnout associated with rapid and continuous change in the workplace (McMillan & Perron, 2013). The concepts of "change fatigue" and "excessive change" appear within the literature pertaining to a variety of industries and identify the adverse effects of repeated or poorly managed change initiatives, or where changes are implemented without opportunity for a period of recovery or stabilization

There are mainly 6 signs of change fatigue

• Outsider increasingly questioning the value ?objective of change effort

• Change effort leaders? Coordinators are stressed out and or leaving

• Reluctance to share or comment on data about the effort

• Budget and resources are diverted to other strategic initiatives

• Customer impatience with duration of change effort

• Key leaders not attending progress reviews

Strategies to Overcome Change Fatigue

➢Build Change Resilience

• One way to protect employees against the fear of business change is to grow their confidence and trust. A negative response is only natural, but can be counteredwith a strong positive mindset. Building trust enhances employee wellbeing and reduces the propensity for staff to exaggerate negative aspects of the change.