Helping Manage Change

"Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change is like death and taxes — it should be postponed as long as possible and no change would be vastly preferable. But in a period of upheaval, such as the one we are living in, change is the norm." — Peter Drucker, Management Challenges for the 21st Century (1999)

Few people like change, and fewer still actually embrace it. But those of us who do need to make sure we’re not doing more damage than good. From not understanding the importance of people, who the change really impacts after all, to the way different people have a different perspective on change.

Fortunately I found a great article on the biggest mistakes in managing change, and you can find it here.

Still, change is all around us, every day. From gas guzzling giants like the Escalade to the 40 mpg SmartCar. From Filofax to iPhone, from Churban to Rhythmic to Hispanic Rhythmic. I’d like to say the only time change doesn’t effect you is when you’re dead, but we all know about decomposition.

It’s not important how you feel about change, only that you understand how to deal with it, because if you can’t ignore it you have to learn how to deal with it, as it’s going to happen whether you like it or not.