Most people you ask say they welcome change… but very few of them adapt easily to it.. We’re usually more willing to roll with the punches in life but the same is not so true at work. After all, we tend to ask applicants about their technical skills rather than for examples of how flexible they’ve been, and we give employees job descriptions that lock them into mindsets that oppose flexibility, handbooks that focus on what not to do rather than pointing out what they should do, evaluations that are more about things they did wrong rather than focusing on goals that motivate people, and are too quick to point out what they did wrong rather than catching them when they do things right. Companies and their leaders are free to change stuff like this and start a new, more positive, and flexible approach to managing and behaving. But how often have you heard someone say: “that’s not how we’ve always done it”? Whatever you’ve done or continue to do, remember that every day is an opportunity to improve – policies, practices, behaviors, habits, and thinking included. Planning for change can help people better understand and adapt to the changing needs required for workplaces to thrive. In our personal lives, we’re generally more open and adaptable to changes that are needed; be like that and start something new at work today.
Hannah Arendt (1906 – 1975): German-born American political theorist who is widely considered one of the most important political thinkers of the 20th century
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