Change Readiness Revisited: The Nexus of Mind and Structure

Too often, “change readiness” gets treated as a quick pre-flight checklist: assess attitudes, confirm sponsorship, deliver communications, then launch. This article argues that readiness is better understood at the intersection of organizational psychology and management theory, where the “soft” realities of belief, emotion, and motivation meet the “hard” realities of structure, strategy, systems, and resources. […]