Change fatigue, a state of overwhelm due to continuous organizational changes, can lead to burnout, indifference, or retreat. Learn how Prosci’s framework can help mitigate fatigue.
Change fatigue occurs when individuals feel overwhelmed due to an unrelenting pace of organizational changes. According to Prosci principal change advisor Evelyn Williams, change fatigue can happen when a person or team is past their capacity, resulting in burnout, indifference, or retreat
Although Change Fatigue is very real, change practitioners can employ several tactics within change their plans to minimize the risk of change fatigue.
Prosci’s flexible framework allows you to create processes and set boundaries that protect employee welfare throughout different change initiatives. The approach enables organizations to stagger implementation, incorporate recovery time, provide resources, and create feedback loops to support and empower employees throughout change.
Change fatigue in the workplace has a widespread impact on employee morale, motivation and performance. Productivity can take a hit, and employees feel stressed and burned out as a result of constant change. The end goal is always to support employees to make change as seamless and manageable as possible, therefore it is imperative to understand the human side of change.
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