Well now, that's got to be just about the shortest blog post ever - Twitter style? How about changing the question: why change in the first place? Change is hard, expensive, and doesn't always make things better. Long before you worry about trying to "manage change" (sorta like herding cats) or changing your attitude, first you've got figure out why change is needed. Here's an amazing thought: perhaps change is not always needed, but instead patience is needed. If you don't change, the world around you will still change and just maybe, that's enough.
Change is expensive of course but many times is inevitable for many markets or again, for many people and corporate cultures. Changing your IT department is more expensive than behaviour change in the time being, but when you think in the long run you certainly have to be patient and flexible to change.
Maybe if you don't change for a while and just stand thinking-observing and then start again, is a strategic move. What do you say?
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September 9, 2008 at 9:24pm by Dr. Jim Anderson
Well now, that's got to be just about the shortest blog post ever - Twitter style? How about changing the question: why change in the first place? Change is hard, expensive, and doesn't always make things better. Long before you worry about trying to "manage change" (sorta like herding cats) or changing your attitude, first you've got figure out why change is needed. Here's an amazing thought: perhaps change is not always needed, but instead patience is needed. If you don't change, the world around you will still change and just maybe, that's enough.
- Dr. Jim Anderson
Blue Elephant Consulting - The Accidental IT Leader Blog
September 12, 2008 at 1:49pm by Stavros Baroutas
Change is expensive of course but many times is inevitable for many markets or again, for many people and corporate cultures. Changing your IT department is more expensive than behaviour change in the time being, but when you think in the long run you certainly have to be patient and flexible to change.
Maybe if you don't change for a while and just stand thinking-observing and then start again, is a strategic move. What do you say?