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 […]
C.S. Lewis said, Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” When you’re driving people, your best-intended coercion is still coercion. Are you being a tyrant about your change? Why not try changing your focus to enabling the change (instead of enforcing it) and see
Part of driving change is overcoming your fear of failing and especially overcoming your fear of succeeding. What if the change you’re driving actually happens? What if pushing your limits creates an exciting opportunity to achieve even more success? What would you do? Theodore Roosevelt said, There were all kinds of things I was afraid
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Here’s a video of an actual cargo cult . It seems you can find anything on YouTube. Thanks Nancy for finding this video.
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.
