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… recently I’ve been thinking about change….
change as in not for me personally (although that’s a whole another bag of issues) but change in a business sense and what it means for organizations…
Working in a highly bureaucratic environment I’ve seen the positive net effects the change on organizational level can bring, but this being imperfect world, I’ve seen tremendous resistance and frustration that the path to change is lined with…
Lately, at work, we have been working to bring about some new and exciting opportunities for the organization. Of course in order for us to implement those things we have to do some other things differently. One interesting trend that I’ve noticed as a result of people opposing our efforts, is the fact that many people are boycotting implementing new things without even examining the facts. I’m not sure if this sort of behavior is typical, but i would of thought that here, in a academic environment, people would be more prone to do some research before making a decision or contributing critical, non constructive opinions.
I know on some levels I’m guilty of the same thing, I often times have critical opinions. But one thing i consciously do prior to forming those, is examine facts.

I suspect things pertaining to this particular project will work out in the end.
Whether we will be able to implement this project or not will make a difference no doubt. But in the meantime, it seems to me that a much larger (all be it intangible) benefit of this ordeal is to understand that if an organization is to succeed, remaining stagnant is not an option.

Recently I’ve read a book called “Managing the Dynamics of Change” by Jerald M. Jellison. As a result of that and based on my own experiences here (AU) and other work environments I can say one thing. The fundamental challenge of implementing change is helping others through their fears and doubts so they can see the larger picture in the end. Unfortunately I don’t think i have enough patience to do that, not yet anyway….

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