Boy isn’t that the truth! A majority of the people I talk to state that they like change, are change agents, or drive change in all of their life. Yet, when under review, not many of those people have changed much or have changed themselves. Driving change is hard to do, for we have to admit there is an issue, and then begin to change ourselves.
Looking at the business world, there are many people who will “consult” your organization through h a change. There are groups that will help you with “change management”. But when the rubber meets the road, there have been only a few businesses that have really driven change. Apple is one that is changing cell phones and how we listen to music. That is real change, and really cool. DeBeers back in the 1940’s changed the perception of the diamond. “A Diamond is Forever.” became the new slogan and changed the view on the engagement rings--forever.
Barak Obama states that he is the candidate of “change”. People embrace this type of change, for the perception is that someone else is being “changed”. If Barak stated that he is the candidate that will “change everyone” would he be as popular? I really don’t mind someone else changes, but I don’t need to change.
In talking with some business, they state that they cannot make payroll, cannot get paid and it is all because of the software and or billing service they are using. Yet, when they view a superior product or service, they are reluctant to make a change and improve their business.
For this to be different, I think the title of the book by John Ortberg fits perfectly, If You Want to Walk on Water; You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat. We have to take risks, we have to make decisions. I tell people all the time, “No decision is a decision”. Wait; think about it, you have decided not to decide. So why can’t we change and take a risk once in a while. Our fore founders of this country were not afraid to change and take risks. Wallowing in complacency has lost the innovation and drive which once made this country great.
We must embrace change and like being changed to move forward. Each year a tree buds with new leaves, reaches for the light, changes the colors of the leaves, then lets them drop, only to grow again next year. Do you hear them complain? (If you do, I have a few names of great therapists for you.) People who embrace change are the ones driving innovation and success of many businesses.
So, take the chance every now and then. You never know what may happen when you do. It may be the next IPod or a Diamond or even walk on water for your organization.
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