I am convinced that people generally like changes, who doesn’t?
Who likes to spend his holiday at the same location every year? Eat the same food every day, watch the same movie or read the same book over and over again? Of course there are exceptions, but generally speaking, people like changes. The thing is, people like changes if the changes are for the better.

Then comes the change program, which is not a bad thing. However, the change program is often focused on changing organizations, behavior, culture, which means changing people. The solo existence of such a change program can imply that there is something wrong or unwanted that needs to be changed. This fact alone can create a natural resistance to change.

There is a negative connotation of the word “change”. Changing is often perceived as replacing something with something else. Which releases fear of losing the current status quo which in many cases is result of years of experimenting and adapting.

The word “Improvement”, on the other side, has a far more constructive connotation. It’s based on the idea of building upon something that already exists, finding ways to further develop.

I believe in most cases there is not much wrong with any employee or organization. There is also nothing wrong about having inefficient processes or structures to improve.

Every company has different kinds of people, and that’s wonderful.
Instead of trying changing employees to comply to corporate expected behaviours, why not learn to complement each others strengths and weaknesses?
No one should be forced to change, however, everyone can improve (if he or she chooses to do so).

Therefore, change less and improve more.