Rather than a language inadequacy issue, it is better to think of this as a resistance to 'change'. This is a much bigger and yet common problem in enterprises. Everyone would have their comfort zone and have found safety in sticking to it for years. So why change now?
There have been many studies on Change Management and certain strategies work in some situations better than the others. Most of them take a structured and step-wise process - e.g. Preparing for Change, Managing Change then Reinforcing Change.
It is certainly hard to master the skill of convincing others to take up change, but it is paid off many times over the years in numerous situations. So it is well worth trying.
There have been many studies on Change Management and certain strategies work in some situations better than the others. Most of them take a structured and step-wise process - e.g. Preparing for Change, Managing Change then Reinforcing Change.
It is certainly hard to master the skill of convincing others to take up change, but it is paid off many times over the years in numerous situations. So it is well worth trying.