"Employees with many years in same organization creates trend & legacy sometimes; which can cause difficulty in Change Management for any kind of enhancements in future"...do you agree/ disagree?

"Employees with many years in same organization creates trend & legacy sometimes; which can cause difficulty in Change Management for any kind of enhancements in future"...do you agree/ disagree?

(1) Disagree: any employee will do that, nobody likes change, no matter what the age is or the time they have been working in the same company. Our employees have been with us for almost 40 years; about 11 years ago we changed everything introducing computers; they had no idea, had never touched one; it was difficult but they changed and nowadays they think how could they ever have worked without them.

At the time of the change they were working for us for nearly 30 years. - Cristina Falcão Creative Problem Solver- I DO IT-Pharmaceutical Manager /Chief Science Officer-Lawyer- Change Manager

(2)Yes, those entrenched employees are often one of the big challenges in change management, however they are also often opinion-leaders regardless of their actual position, so if you make the real effort to get them on-side, they can be your greatest champions for change.- Bernard Gore Consultant at Self Employed

(3)I would say it depends on the enhancements too. I have seen employees who have been in the organization a long time and are open to change management as long as it benefits them in some way. If they feel they will not benefit then I have seen the change cause difficulty.- Kelly Schlossberg Administrative Assistant/Human Resource Professional

(4)It depends. If it is a good legacy hopefully the company's search is for someone who can fulfill it. If it is bad then they should search for someone to go in a different direction.- William G. Hardaway Academic Support Coordinator at California State

(5)I tend to disagree -- every team needs balance and can benefit from those who are fairly new and those with long service and more extensive experience. What longer service employees bring are a deep organization perspective and history; how the company got to where it is today; what has worked and not worked in the past.

Newer employees bring alternative views and practices -- an objective set of eyes to ask the hard questions and offer fresh input. The key is knowing how to manage diversity in a team environment to take advantage of what each has to offer. Ultimately, it should result in a better solution.- Scott Esposito Global Talent Sourcing, Executive Search -- Manufacturing, Industrial, Engineering, R&D

(6)Because there is usually an exception to every rule I would disagree. I have known managers and executives with many years of experience in one organization who are great examples of your statement above. I also know some that have been with one organization for many years who understand that an organization evolves and changes over time if it wants to survive. In some cases that proactive self examination and response is driven by that individual and they become a champion for change within their organization. I think the enhancements you are referring to are really necessary navigational changes in the strategic direction of an organization in order to maintain its survival and profitability. - Jim Chernesky Performance Management, Professor and Professional Photographer

(7)It depends on whether they want the enhancements.- Christine Hueber Need Social Media Marketing Results

(8) I tend to disagree -- every team needs balance and can benefit from those who are fairly new and those with long service and more extensive experience. What longer service employees bring are a deep organization perspective and history; how the company got to where it is today; what has worked and not worked in the past. 

Newer employees bring alternative views and practices -- an objective set of eyes to ask the hard questions and offer fresh input. The key is knowing how to manage diversity in a team environment to take advantage of what each has to offer. Ultimately, it should result in a better solution.- Scott Esposito Global Talent Sourcing, Executive Search -- Manufacturing, Industrial, Engineering, R&D

(9) It depends. If it is a good legacy hopefully the company's search is for someone who can fulfill it. If it is bad then they should search for someone to go in a different direction. - William G. Hardaway Academic Support Coordinator at California State University, Fresno

(10) I would say it depends on the enhancements too. I have seen employees who have been in the organization a long time and are open to change management as long as it benefits them in some way. If they feel they will not benefit then I have seen the change cause difficulty. - Kelly Schlossberg Administrative Assistant/Human Resource Professional

(11) Yes, those entrenched employees are often one of the big challenges in change management, however they are also often opinion-leaders regardless of their actual position, so if you make the real effort to get them on-side, they can be your greatest champions for change. - Bernard Gore Consultant at Self Employed

(12) Disagree: any employee will do that, nobody likes change, no matter what the age is or the time they have been working in the same company. 

Our employees have been with us for almost 40 years; about 11 years ago we changed everything introducing computers; they had no idea, had never touched one; it was difficult but they changed and nowadays they think how could they ever have worked without them.
At the time of the change they were working for us for nearly 30 years.-  

Cristina Falcão

Creative Problem Solver- I DO IT-Pharmaceutical Manager /Chief Science Officer-Lawyer- Change Manager

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