Change
Winning Team Systems - Change
Change
We deal with change every day of our lives, yet for some reason, when change occurs in the workplace, we struggle with accepting that change.
Change, when led properly, can provide drastic improvements in our job satisfaction, morale, and the organization's well being. In fact, it could easily be said that if an organization is unwilling to change, then it is on its way to closure and obsolesence.
What impact can it have on a business when they can't see the importance of change? Consider the following decisions made by companies in the past:
The canal system of this country is being threatened by the spread of a new form of transportation known as "railroads." ... As you may well know, railroad carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of 15 miles per hour by engines, which, in addition to endangering like and limb of passengers, roar and snort their way through the countryside. The Almighty certainly never intended that people should travel at such breakneck speed. Martin Van Buren, then governor of New York 1829 What use could the company make of an electric toy? Western Union, when it turned down rights to the telephone in 1878 Heavier than air flying machines are impossible. Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, 1895 Everything that can be invented has been invented. Charles H. Duell, Director of US Patent Office 1899 Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. Grover Cleveland, 1905 The horse is here today, but the automobile is only a novelty - a fad. President of Michigan Savings Bank advising against investing in the Ford Motor Company There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom. Robert Miliham, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923 Video won't be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night. Daryl F. Zanuck, 20th Century Fox, commenting on television in 1946
Change can bring improvement, but only if you are open to it's possibility.
Change in organizations is necessary in order to create or maintain market dominancy. The resulting success of your needed change can srping your company ahead, while failure to implement change correctly can set your company back and put its future at risk.
Team members need help in understanding and accepting the change. This is one of the greatest roles of leadership.
Winning Team Systems™ provides proven information on leading organizational change. If you are uncomfortable at all with your, or your organization's ability to implement change successfully, reach out to a qualified consulting firm. Our partnership with Akers Consulting Group LLC can gain you access to their proven methods at a discounted rate. Their initial consultation is absolutely Free, so please do not hesitate to reach out and have a conversation with one of the qualified staff members to see how they might be able to help you.