There are numerous reactions to a change. There's a small book, "Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson. Four characters-mice and men, It is a very non-threatening tale. It's designed to read like a really whimsical account of how change can affect us,
Many companies give this to their employees. There is also a movie based on this book and watching it is on many work grous' agenda.
This book facilitates often difficult discussions about change and changes in the company, workplace or their environment.
Who Moved My Cheese? looks at change which is often what we fear most. It then looks at how we respond to change-how a change creates the need for adaptation. One of the characters represents the outcome of resisting change-refusing to adapt.
Change can be scary-"fear of the unknown" The author, a physician trained by both Harvard Medical School and the Mayo Clinic, discusses the reactions to change and its consequences.