"An ambitious horse will never return to its old stable."
Chinese Proverb
This relates to many of the earlier posts having to do with motivating employees, their morale, the need for people to reinvent themselves and the company they work for in the process.
The central theme seems to be that change is not only inevitable but desirable and without it stagnation and likely even death (of the company) will occur. Those who are ambitious will simply leave before suffering (will not return to the old stable.)
If true why don't more companies institutionalize a process to foster change?
This relates to many of the earlier posts having to do with motivating employees, their morale, the need for people to reinvent themselves and the company they work for in the process.
The central theme seems to be that change is not only inevitable but desirable and without it stagnation and likely even death (of the company) will occur. Those who are ambitious will simply leave before suffering (will not return to the old stable.)
If true why don't more companies institutionalize a process to foster change?
All good and well but without specifics as to how we will change and to what, we're left with "Obama promises".
ReplyDeleteIf business is to change for the good there needs to be specific, measurable goals describing what it will become as well as a detailed plan to get there.
I think your point is valid. First however, the leader(s) of the company needs to provide an environment for change. Further the leader needs to present a vision or a set of options in which employees can effect change. Otherwise you have chaos. Doyle did this very well at Pioneer US.
ReplyDeleteI agree regarding what Jack Doyle did. He "institutionalized" a culture of change; one all who worked in have benefited from ever since.
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