Spring–the time of change
Spring is trying to arrive. It comes with variable weather and you’re never sure what clothes to wear. Somehow it seems to be reflecting the world we live in now. The economy seems like it’s getting a little better then takes a big step backward. We start to hear good news but then get a dose of bad.
This also reminds me of how hard it is to change things in any organization. You may think you are on a right path to make positive changes, and then something happens to pull you back. Change is hard no matter the subject. It is never easy to get people to change because there is a basic fear of change. We don’t know what the change will bring. We know what the status quo is like and no matter whether we like it or not, we at least know what it is. We have learned to deal with it.
When we think a change will be a good thing we jump on the bandwagon and try to make a go of it, but then an obstacle arises and it is easy to go back to what we know–even if it’s not where we want to go. It seems there is always the pull of the past.
When involved with change I think you just have to plan for some setbacks and address them as they arise. If you are able to stay committed while making course corrections, you will ultimately reach your destination–the next change.
Vicki, thank you for the leadership game we played at LBA on Thursday. That was really good.
1Also, change. Such a challenging word but as they said, “Insanity is doing the same things and hoping for different results.” There has to be change to go forward or we are living in insanity.