That Unwillingness To CHANGE!

That Unwillingness To CHANGE!

Two nights ago, I was having a casual exchange of thoughts with a US-based HR executive and frankly I told her that if you've got ten people in your team, you've got to have ten different management styles [that's AT THE VERY LEAST, excluding that need to iterate when even one person manifests his own 'chameleon' versions].   And if you're introducing CHANGE, you can have one hell of a ballgame.  That Unwillingness To CHANGE!!!

Personally, I have witnessed on first-hand basis, battalions of up-and-coming aspiring leaders [be it in the corporate world OR even in business] BUT sadly, I've seen a big chunk of them falling flat and failing in their aspirations.  My prognosis?  Many of them were pushing for a CHANGE proposition BUT seemingly started things on the wrong foot WHEN they thought that since they themselves were the executive sponsor of that CHANGE, it will roll out as easy the rolling dice at The Strip [in Las Vegas]😖😖😖

BUT what else an aspiring leader can do WHEN faced with an ubiquitous resistance?  Fact here is that resistance to CHANGE manifests itself in multifarious ways [sometimes it's like countless] starting from foot-dragging and inertia to petty sabotage to even an outright mutiny [OR even a 'rebellion'].  WHERE's the shortfall here?  This leads us to roll-in by combining the best of both worlds, of being tactical and strategic💧💧💧

One answer to this loops of chronic resistance is that it comes with age.  The old cliche teaches us that it is much easier to bend a young bamboo shoot rather than attempting to straighten a bended oak tree.  BUT for purposes of our thread, let's exclude that variable as an outlier.  And the thing is, there is NO such thing as standing STILL in life.  And bluntly, IF you're NOT moving forward, you're ACTUALLY moving backward!@#$%? So, indeed it's quite baffling HOW some people seem to identify a problem in their lives then they decide to CHANGE something from within themselves WHEREAS others DON'T seem to be able to take real positive steps like that✅✅✅

Our takeaway:  I've seen this over and over again.  Some folks seem to stay STUCK [reminds me of Lionel Richie's "STUCK ON YOU" hit] NO matter HOW hard they try.  Some will even reach out for self-help measures, even talking to friends and family and even go to therapy BUT their issues remain unresolved.  And it's even MORE painful WHEN it's YOU and YOU are watching yourself live that way.  NO QUICK FIX but consider these:

• SEE THAT CLEAR PATH - There's NO other way here.
• ARE YOU WALLED OFF - Tear down those walls ASAP
• ARE YOU COMFORTABLY UNCOMFORTABLE - damn it