We need to learn quickly to keep up with the massive change around us so we don't get run over. We need to outrun change.
The rules have changed. Tons of rules that applied to work, careers, running a business, and marketing have changed.
The whole point of this blog is to grapple with that idea.
Seth Godin has a great comment in Tribes that is on point. Continue reading “Having fun or stuck on stupid?”
A few weeks ago I attended the Dave Ramsey Live! event in Long Beach.
He had some cool things to say about change. I will give loose quotes and then expand his ideas.
Some people stay in jobs they hate because they hate change more than they hate their jobs.
The fear of change can be so great that you’re locked into a horrible situation. Continue reading “Some change management ideas”
Transitions from changes in the new world of work are going to hurt. A lot.
Some people are in serious denial. That does not prevent the changes or reduce the pain.
Why am I starting a new blog, Outrun Change?
The amount of change taking place today is staggering. The rate of change is going to increase. That change is making our knowledge and skills obsolete. To keep up, we need to be learning and growing and stretching to keep up with all that change. We need to, shall we say, outrun all that change.
At the Christian Leadership Conference in April, Dr. Richard Swenson said that there will be 1,000 times more change in the next century than in the 20th century. He also pointed out there was more change in the 20th century than the previous 5,000 years. That is staggering.
My focus in the new blog will be on: Continue reading “Welcome to my new blog!”
There are a lot of posts on my other blogs (Nonprofit Update and Attestation Update) that deal with the rapid change taking place around us. I have copied those posts into this blog to have them together. Posts before October 2011 were copied from those blogs to this one. Enjoy reading!