When you’re driving change, you may be drawn into conversations about what progress you are making. Whenever I’m discussing (or thinking about) progress I try to keep this C.S. Lewis quote swirling in my head: But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong […]
When you’re driving change, you’ll want to remember this quote: Improvement is doubly difficult when individual habit is reinforced by group inertia. It comes from the Navy Correspondence Manual and it’s referring to writing official letters, memos and recommendations. But, to me it means so much more. Say you’re the first person in your work
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When driving change it pays to have friends who can carry most of the load for you some times. I offer big thanks to my dear friend Rogue Polymath for posting a quick, concise description of Parkinson’s Law. Ever wonder to yourself that if only you had more time, more space, or more money, etc
Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine…” – Marianne Williamson Typically you see the quote attributed, incorrectly, to Nelson Mandela. Whomever said it first, it’s a beautiful quote to ponder, especially so if
…that’s what Seth Godin said to do today at his blog and I enjoy following his advice. Well, here it goes: A few weeks ago I wrote a post about not fearing success. In that post I mentioned an abstract I’d submitted for the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization conference in Las Vegas in
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In my own, fully experimental, non-research supported method, I’ve found two ways to judge someone’s capacity for speed (of change). 1. Listen for their verbal clues. What do they say when presented with something much better, faster, cheaper than they thought possible? Do they verbally lean into the speed of the change and say: Thank
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This article went out in the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) news wire today: MAR25-06: Leadership Icon Visits Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & IMF From Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Public Affairs BREMERTON, Wash.- Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), a Naval Sea Systems Command field activity,
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News flash: Driving change isn’t always wonderful. I hope I didn’t shock you too much with that revelation. But, if you want to excel at driving change you must train yourself (and you can train yourself) to see an opportunity in every frustration. My example frustration today was a struggle with people wanting a measure
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If you don’t know what the term Stockdale Paradox means, you must. When you can “maintain unwavering faith that you can and will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties, AND at the same time have the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be,” you are
Powerful organizations adore the status quo, so expect no help from them if your idea challenges the very thing they adore.” Seth Godin from Random Rules for Ideas Worth Spreading
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