“I also believe being able to adapt to new conditions requires the ability to critical thinking and becoming a life-long learner” (Leyla, 2018).  Leyla, you have shared a very important point.  I can understand adapting to a new environment and setting must have been difficult for you.  I have been there myself.   Whether moving to a new country or to a new organization we have to learn how to adapt and change.  While personally, we may have to learn new lifestyle in order to function in the brand new society, this requires change.  Similarly, when moving onto a new organization, or working with change in any given organization may create similar emotions.  The five levels of change readiness by Lepsinger 2010 provide you with basic tools to assist with change.  What is really crucial about this model is the change talk.  “Change talk techniques include identifying the behaviour the person or team needs to change, building trust, exploring importance and confidence, and conducting a pro/con analysis” (Lepsinger, 2010, p.157).  It is important to understand the significance of a change.  Just as change is important to survive in a new environment, at times change is crucial when an organization adopts new ways of doing things.  Part of adapting to a new environment or organization change is to learn from others.  We add to our knowledge and growth from outside sources, whether making new friends or learning from sources within the organization.

References

Lepsinger  R. (2010) Closing the Execution Gap. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.