
The Science of Personality Podcast
Why Do People Respond to Change the Way They Do?
April 21, 20261h 8m · 10,781 words
Show notes
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Dr. Victoria Grady, Associate Professor of Management at George Mason University's Costello College of Business, to talk about change. More specifically, we dive into the psychology behind why people respond to change the way they do. Change affects us all, but how it affects us varies widely.
Highlighted moments
i don't believe based on my experience in studying attachment behavior for 15 years that it really is the change that they're resisting instead i think it is more about the loss that they will experience because of going through the change
“we aren't necessarily opposed to a technology that's going to help us do our job more efficiently and effectively instead we are opposed to that transition period if you will that what what dw winnicott called the transitional space right that time where you are going from current state to future state and the uncertainty that's in that space”
“instead of just giving out these tangles he had them personalized and he had them personalized with the organization's mission and value and so it was if to say to all 182 employees i understand this is going to be a challenge for all of you and you need to remember what kept us together it wasn't me i'm not the glue the glue is you the glue is the mission the glue is the values”
“it wasn't steve jobs the leader that people were attached to i think it was the innovation and the future focus and being a part of something revolutionary is what people wanted to be a part of that's what they were attached to”
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