Choices
Life is full of choices. Changes are full of choices. Even staying the same involves a ton of choices to not change. You can’t get away from choosing. Choose. Learn. Move. Create. Why not try? LexnGer via Compfight
Driving Change
Nothing new under the sun
It is almost true that there is nothing new under the sun. Therefore, when faced with a challenge it is a perfectly reasonable tactic to look about and ask, “Has anyone run into the problem before?” Chances are good that you’ll find at least one person, one site, one post that will shed some of
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Telling stories
Driving change includes telling stories. —————————————— Why did you decide to choose the change for yourself and put it into motion in the world? Who was your first follower and what did they do when they joined you? What was your first/most memorable/biggest win? What will you do next? —————————————— Can you answer those questions?
They’re just jealous
Beware the jealousy of others. When you’re driving change, making a difference, and enjoying yourself along the way, people will notice and some of them won’t be happy. These jealous people often try to hide their jealousy as constructive criticism, encouraging you or your fellow change agents to: slow down, be careful, or consider more
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Weighing the risks
As a change agent, I bet some days you feel like a lone crusader. You’ve weighed the risks yet still chosen to fight for what you believe is right. Steve Day via Compfight You’ve looked about you at the others cowered in corners and you’ve wondered how they can live like that: so powerless,
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Time to do something
In these challenging times where everything may seen to be uncertain, don’t forget how powerful you are if only you’ll choose to be. Our former Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, spoke in 2010 to the Air Force Academy and Naval Academy encouraging our future military leaders to actually lead rather than politely follow. In these
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Heroes
We can look up to figures who came before us, call them our heroes, and attempt in our own small measure to model our lives on their examples. Yet, often we aspire to be like the man or the woman at the peak of their achievement. I don’t think we do this intentionally, but rather
No matter who won or lost
Elections are interesting. There’s finality. There’s joy. There’s sadness. Ultimately, the day after the election some things still have to get done. Who’s going to stop talking about what they are going to do someday or what other people should do? Who’s going to start doing something and clearing the way for others to do
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Flash Point
Change, even rapid change, happens as a progression not a flash from one behavior to the next. First someone gets excited, energized, or fired-up about the change. Then they invest their time to raise the temperature of those around them, talking up the change, walking the talk, and more. Their coworkers and friends get excited
What do they see?
When people in your organization look at you as a change agent, what do they see? That depends a lot on your organizational culture. Do people value innovation, speed, creativity, partnerships, networks, and results? They might (just might) notice you driving change. Do they value repeatability, consistency, history, and hierarchy? They might not notice you
