Everyone exxperiences it. But it looks different for everyone. What causes me to be anxious, may not cause you anxiety. And vice versa. However, just because your anxiety is different than mine does not make it any less real.

Change has anxiety as a bedfellow. Therefore, any change project you work on will mean you are working with people experiencing anxiety. And your project will be a cause of their anxiety.

Perhaps one of the best things a change maker or leader can do is remind themselves how they feel when they are anxious. And then act with empathy towards other who are anxious about other things.

Choose empathy over belittling every. single. time.

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