The last words on change (for now) consists of a quick 8 questions to ask yourself to ensure you can win during change. The “survive or thrive” checklist 1. Have you given yourself time to think and analyze the new situation (reality) thoroughly calmly and properly? 2. Are you able to ensure you can avoid… Continue reading »
Sep
28
Change Part 4 – Strategies to Win During Change
The Role of Learning Seeing life as a continuous learning experience plus being prepared to change our attitude and to let go of our proven ‘norms’ will not only help us overcome our fear, it will prepare us to deal with a new reality. Example; how many people for years worried about the cold war.… Continue reading »
Sep
26
Change part 3: Reasons for Resistance
Having facilitated a “leading change” course for some years now I have come to realise that the implementation of change, in most cases, is badly handled at best and a total disaster at worst. There are of course many individual motivations and emotional reasons that people resist change however there are also a lot of… Continue reading »
Sep
23
CHANGE (part 2), THE BIGGEST RISK, NON-INVOLVEMENT THROUGH FEAR
Where does the fear of change come from? The fear of change comes from our natural suspicion of the unknown or of things we don’t understand. As youngsters we develop techniques to protect ourselves and over time we develop our “success formula”. This formula comprises standards of behaviour or perspectives on situations that we learn… Continue reading »
Dec
08
Change is Inevitable; Winning During Change is Possible – 6 Rules
1. The first step is to acknowledge that things continually change. Obvious you may say, however many of us seem to believe life is stable, secure, constant and what was (or is) can be maintained into the future. Much of the trouble in the world is caused I suggest by groups that try hard (sometimes… Continue reading »
Sep
05
20 Keys to Winning in Periods of Rapid Change
The first thing we must do is acknowledge that things continually change. Simple and obvious perhaps however many will delude themselves into believing life is stable, secure and constant and that maintenance of the status-quo is worth investing the energy in, in order to maintain that position. Once change is accepted as a constant and… Continue reading »
Mar
27
Be the Entrepreneur of Your Own Career
To develop an entrepreneurial spirit in yourself and others you must develop in yourself and encourage in others a desire to seek feedback on performance from external customers. This tends to come hard to those more attuned to seeking acceptance from organization members interested in systems and delivery issues (often, senior management). One way to… Continue reading »
Feb
23
WHAT DO MANAGERS DO AND DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A MANAGER?
Many individuals I train are making the move from technical expertise (engineers) to becoming mangers where their technical powerbase will be less relevant. This involves a large amount of retraining and education and for some it’s a very daunting decision. So what do managers do and what are the pros and cons of taking a… Continue reading »
Jan
31
A career lesson from Thomas Robert Malthus, Malthusian Law
One of the few things I consciously remember from my “school days learning” is a ‘law’ pertaining to human existence. If my memory serves me well Malthusian Law went something like this: ‘The world will never be overpopulated as population growth is limited by war, pestilence, famine and natural disasters.’ From a personal or individual… Continue reading »
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