This week’s quote comes from the speech, The Forgotten Man, given by William Graham Sumner in 1883. The Forgotten Man…delving away in patient industry, supporting his family, paying his taxes, casting his vote, supporting the church and the school…but he is the only one for whom there is no provision in the great scramble and […]
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To improve your understanding of how to share your discoveries and how to believe the discoveries of others, there’s hardly a better teacher for you than Edward Tufte. His site edwardtufte.com is a treasure trove. His one day course is a must attend for anyone interested in driving change. He’ll teach you how to find
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For better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt
Change is a journey filled with ups and downs, big wins and little intrigues. Change makes a great story. Will you mention that day you overcame the seemingly unmovable obstacle? What about the day you found the first small win and celebrated just because you could? Whatever story you tell, tell it proudly and tell
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Want to study up on how to lead change? Check out the new Kotter International site. I recommend you start with the 8-steps to Leading Change. (Hint: This is the link for all of you who tell me you don’t have enough time to read the book Leading Change)
When you’re driving change, try to remember: Every now and then you need to let yourself rest.
When you’re driving change you’re often asked, “Who told you to do that?”
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This morning I got to witness a roomful of people celebrating how well they are driving change. It was amazing and fabulous! I listened to their words and their stories: We get to. We have a sense of urgency. It was easy to find small wins. We have so many big wins we can’t talk
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All new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the “conventional wisdom.” All improvements originate in a critical mind that mistrusts the “image” projected by some powerful organism. The innovator of ideas and social critic are essential to a free society; they are what makes the society free.” – Admiral H.
