Establishing Change in Changing Times

This is not the first time that I am stating in an article that even change is not the only constant anymore, because even change is changing. We see it everyday: the speed of change today is much faster than it was 50 years ago, and still much slower than it will be 5 years from now!

Leaders in all workplaces are increasingly confronted with the phenomenon change. Some more often and more interfering than others, but none is really liberated from it. And even when change is not happening spontaneously - we all know after all how change-averse human beings are - it should be encouraged: Not for change's sake, but for the sake of the organization's existence.

If you, as a leader, want to successfully implement change in your organization, there are some points to consider:

A Silly Question Worth Serious Thought -Do You Want To Be Rich?

That sounds ridiculous. Of course you'd like to be rich, wouldn't everybody? But do you really?

Your words might say you do, but our thoughts and actions very often say something entirely different.

What am I getting at? Well...

If you are still doing things the same way you've always done things, then reading this could be the most important thing you do all year. Why? Because your thoughts and actions can be the fuel you need to get your business up and running.

However, consider this - your thoughts and actions can also act like a 'straight jacket.' They could be stopping you from reaching your fullest potential, or making it easy for competitors to knock you around.

Multiple Channels, Multiple Times

I've just been reading about the frustrations of a Human Resources manager. He's tired of having to answer the same questions about benefits over and over again.

I understand that, having been on both sides of the issue, both as a consumer of benefits and in communicating about them on behalf of corporate clients. Benefits can be the slippery eels of internal communication.

But, to put the issue into context, this is another case of complex communication. In this case, a large volume of information that's not easy to understand.

The Magic of Change

"It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power." - Alan Cohen

Often when I ask new clients how they handle change, I hear responses such as "I hate change!" or "I'm terrible at change." It's very rare that someone says to me "I love change. When change appears in my life, I just go with the flow."

Change is a part of life. In fact, some would say that maintaining balance in the midst of change IS life. Change is always happening. We only need to look at the natural world to know this. Human life, like nature, ebbs and flows, lives and dies, can erupt like a volcano and be as peaceful as the stream burbling through your backyard. Yet so often we resist that which is natural.