Four frogs are sitting on a log. One decides to jump. How many are left? Most people say “three.” The answer is “four.” Just because one decides to jump doesn’t mean he does it. Decision does not automatically translate into action. That’s one of the myths in change management. Too often I hear leaders and managers telling their employees: “We’re …
A Brave New World
Great organizations and great leaders plan from imagination, not memory. For hundreds of years, the world of business stayed pretty much the same. So what you learned from experience could be used for a long, long time. In fact, your experience was your insurance policy. It almost guaranteed success. Well experience is not as helpful as it used to be. …
Constantly Train Your Employees – Or Risk Falling Behind
If you’re not in the process of learning more and getting better, your competition is, and when the two of you meet, guess who has the upper hand? Everyone knows that we are living in a time of information explosion. More information has been generated and disseminated in the last two years than in the previous two thousand years. It’s …
Stay Committed, But Stay Flexible
Flexible people don’t get bent out of shape. You don’t need anyone telling you that the world is changing and changing faster than ever before. You’ve probably read several books or listened to several speakers say exactly that. The trouble is, that’s about all most books and speakers say. What you really need to know is “how” to manage the …