By Andrew Lawless, Rockant and the Lawless Guides People love change. Don’t believe it? Then ask the Robinson family in Tennessee not to cash in their lottery ticket. Their $528 million win last January has changed their lives dramatically. Change can be scary, but it is also exciting. So, why then is change management so hard? Why do technology implementers struggle with user acceptance? And, why do well-meaning managers get the glare from their teams after announcing new business processes? If change is good, what’s going here? This talk explains the psychology of change management, what’s going on in people’s heads and how to effectively respond to change resistance from individuals and teams. Hint: If it’s not winning, it has to do with the apprehension of loss. People have difficulty changing for the same reasons that 70% of lottery winners lose or spend all our money in five years or less (whether they win $500 million or $1 million). After this talk, you should find it easier to be among the 30% who prevail after a lottery win or technology implementation.