Last week I had the chance to attend a 3 day workshop on Lean LaunchPad at Stanford, in which I learned the latest thinking on how to successfully launch a new business. Even if you are not an entrepreneur, there are great lessons for anyone navigating today’s fluid environment.
How resistance surfaces varies – from as suddenly and abruptly as slamming on the brakes, to as subtly as water drops slowly eroding the unyielding rock. Today’s post will help you identify the more passive forms resistance can take…..and has some ideas on getting past them.
I agree with Abigael Evans, the 4 year old from Colorado who was brought to tears over the pre-election campaign rhetoric. But my tears are for more than just wanting to campaign ads to stop. Find out why I weep for democracy and what I think WE can do.
The good news is that things never stay the same. It is also the bad news. Read on to find ways in which we can get derailed when we think otherwise.
Metaphors help us grasp complex concepts – and connect something known to the unknown. Organizational culture is about as complex as they come…. and this metaphor may help.
“If we can learn how to navigate change while capturing the lessons that each teaches us, we’ve mastered one of the most useful skills this life requires.” ~ Guest blogger Rhonda Young, on letting change lead.
Above all, I continue to have a deep belief that positive change is possible – for each person, for every family, for all organizations, and for our society and world. Note that I said possible – and not easy.
When there is a whiff of change in an organization, one begins to see some very interesting behaviors. Perhaps not
A mentor of mine called it the “Prison of Perfection”. She was referring to this all absorbing effort to get things perfect – and to not be satisfied with anything less than 24 carat gold results. No second place finishes. No 4.5 scores on a scale of 1 to 5.
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