Oct
05

The Last Words on Winning During Change. Change – part 5 Final

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 »

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 »

Jul
24

HOW TO DEAL WITH CHANGE PART THREE – ADAPT AND DEVELOP

A final six keys to winning during change. Adapt… even in nature (Galapagos Finches) demonstrate that those that have the greatest capability to survive are those that are most adaptable. Develop a broader range of competence. The days of just being the best ‘technician’ (engineer) are long gone. Think… during a restructure would you choose… Continue reading »