We Want Change!

The storyline...The leadership of the company decides that change is needed to provide growth and a better working environment. 

The employees, in their beautiful capacity of being human want to believe that the leadership means what they say.  A handful of the management group truly buys in to the concept.

In the early days the company initiates some fun and exciting events and speeches.  There are even a few significant steps taken that draw the employees even further into the belief that change can occur.  The chatter in the company starts to change, people are beginning to shift.  Change may not be so bad after all - it feels like a warm summer breeze.

Then the cold blast of inertia sets in.  The believers look around wild eyed at this sudden shift and they ponder - where does it come from?

It comes from the top dog.  They led the pack on the initial killing frenzy of change.  All the easy kills have been made and feeding the pack becomes a task of huge magnitude.  So what does the top dog (leader) do - they go back to the same old thing.  They retire back into their cozy world of routine and comfort.  The leadership that began the change pulls an about face and starts the retreat back to their cozy world. 

If you are a believer in change (it is worth following this link), please remember that if the leadership of the company does not believe, you are fighting a battle of insurmountable odds.  The energy that you put forth in creating change will most likely be lost and that my friend is a tragedy.  You may  recognize yourself in this description - a good person, but they have no stomach for change, and they have accepted the reality of what the leadership of their company has created.  They operate at a sustenance level.

To the leaders of change - follow through on your commitments and do not waste the energy of so many good people.

To those of you who stay and watch these cycles over and over - take the time to evaluate why do you continue to stay?  If you can not answer this question easily, then you have not spent enough time thinking about it. 

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