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Management Tip of the Day: Help your team embrace change Jul 12th 2012, 12:44 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Management Tip of the Day: Reward managers for helping others Mon, Jul 9 2012 When the unexpected happens, act Tue, Jun 19 2012 Analysis & Opinion Paradise regained: Clayton Christensen and the path to salvation The Made-in-China CEO A businessman walks on an illuminated walkway in Tokyo November 13, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Yuriko Nakao BOSTON | Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:44am EDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Being direct and honest, and addressing concerns head-on, is a good start in getting your team to cope with change, says Harvard Business Review. The Management Tip of the Day offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from Harvard Business Review and HBR.org (www.hbr.org). Any opinions expressed are not endorsed by Reuters. "Sometimes getting people on board with a change is harder than implementing the change itself. Next time your team balks at something new, do the following: 1. Encourage openness. Create an environment where people feel free to express their thoughts and feelings about the change. Actively ask employees about their concerns. 2. Bring people together. Once you understand their hesitations, bring people together to discuss the perceived problems. If people feel that they've been heard, they are more likely to support the final decision. 3. Be Direct. Address all concerns head-on and provide as much information as possible." - Today's management tip was adapted from the "Harvard ManageMentor Online Module: Change Management." (For the full post, see: here) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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