Barbara Trautlein (left) principal at Change Catalysts, and Darlyne Keller, president and CEO of Rock Valley Credit Union.

Stop fighting your workers’ resistance to change, HR leaders told

by Todd Humber July 20, 2026

written by Todd Humber July 20, 2026

Employee resistance to change is normal, natural and hardwired into the brain, and HR professionals should stop trying to stamp it out and instead treat it as useful information, two change experts told a session at SHRM26 in Orlando, Fla., last month. Barbara Trautlein, principal at Change Catalyst...

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Todd Humber is an award-winning workplace journalist who has been covering the HR, employment law, and workplace safety beats for 25 years. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at HR News Canada, published by North Wall Media.

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