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Change Means Discomfort – Get Used To It

So many discussions have happened over the years on the topic of change for CPA firms. Most of these discussions have been focused on how to get partners, owners and/or shareholders to change. After all, if employees don’t see their leaders embracing change, why should they? Soon, the status quo becomes a way of life for many firms.

In the last couple of years, you have been saturated with articles, blog posts, webinars, tweets, and presentations stressing that you and your firm must change more rapidly than ever. Are you?

Change means discomfort and people fear discomfort. As leaders, you must push people through the discomfort until it becomes comfortable. And, it will.

Sean Glaze, of Great Results Teambuilding, tell us:

In fact, the first step in dealing with discomfort is fear.

People are first afraid of what makes them uncomfortable.

The second step is when people eventually become willing to experience discomfort.

The third step is when people become comfortable with the discomfort.

The final step is when people are excited by and crave discomfort. This is simply a sign that their zone lines have shifted, and they have established a much larger comfort zone than they previously enjoyed.

I’m not sure CPA partners will actually get excited and crave discomfort, but I do know that partners want what is best for their firm and just might realize that short term pain means long term gain.

Read this helpful article by Glaze, Why Discomfort is the Strongest Catalyst for Team Growth.

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