New Approaches Are Vital for Survival in Business
In case you missed it, here is text from the October Quest for Workplace Excellence Newsletter, “New Approaches Are Vital for Survival in Business.”
“The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”
- Alvin Toffler, author of Future Shock
Learning, unlearning, and relearning are important tactics to apply when faced with a major change. Depending upon how familiar you are with our work, you may know that we have three different ways of describing how people adapt to change. First, there are people that fight all change, whether it be organizational, societal and so on – we call them the dinosaurs. The second group’s responses are more moderate ones and while they will not actively fight the change, they behave like a rabbit in the road who is staring at upcoming headlights. Last, the third group of people are the ones who are able to accurately assess the future and possess the flexibility to adapt accordingly. We call them the dolphins. Dolphins are one of the brightest mammals in the ocean who possess the skills to adapt to any environment they swim in.
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Filed Under: Leading Change, Peter's Blog on November 17th, 2009
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