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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“Would you rather…?” is a popular board game. In the game, you get questions that ask you something silly like, “Would you rather wear a bucket on your hand for a year or a bucket on your foot for a year?” What would you say? People are drawn to the game because people like to
Leadership Icon Visits Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & IMF By PSNS & IMF Public Affairs BREMERTON, WA—Why would an internationally recognized expert on leadership and change ask to visit the U. S. Navy’s shipyard in Bremerton, Wash.? John Kotter, Harvard Business School professor and best-selling author of Leading Change, visited the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
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Tomorrow Professor John Kotter visits my workplace, to see how successful we’ve become at using his model to create real, lasting change. (link to the press release) Today I found Rogue Polymath’s post about what reading Leading Change did for him, and his post prompted me to write “My Leading Change Story.” I can’t remember
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“Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there; they cause change. They motivate and inspire others to go in the right direction and they, along with everyone else, sacrifice to get there.” John Kotter
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If you’re both an Engine for Change reader and a PSNS & IMF Guiding Coalition team member, this is the article you’ll want to share with your family and friends. You should be very pleased with your accomplishments. You deserve the attention. You are driving change! Dateline: 15 March 2010, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs
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When you’re driving change, you’ll get noticed. People will notice your energy. They’ll ask about your enthusiasm. Some will wonder why you’re always smiling or why you’re still trying even at times when they would have already given up. Your picture may be in the company newsletter. You might feel compelled to post something on
Next time you have the privilege to work with/be served by/walk past someone who does something for you that no one asked them to do (but they did it anyway because they knew it mattered to you) try saying a big thank you. What’s a big thank you? In Linchpin, Seth Godin offers several big
