COMMON, IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE - A FRESH START!
“Change is often a message to move in a new direction, to start afresh”
Restructuring, reengineering, reorganisation - call it what you want, it is rife today in most industries and countless companies. The result in most cases is FEAR! The fear of downsizing or retrenchments short time, no increases or bonuses, a step back on the ladder of authority, a forced relocation – in a nutshell “change”.
Change for most is often troubling. It causes anxiety as comfort zones are shaken and uncertainty sets in. It is human nature to enjoy a certain degree of security and continuity. Change unsettles this security and is therefore unwelcome. Today, companies have to be able to change in order to survive. They have to be flexible and adaptable to keep a competitive edge. Restructuring is often a case of do or die and changes are inevitable. Just as companies have to be flexible and adaptable enough to change, so do people. It is the people who can adjust and make the best of a situation and who can even spot hidden opportunities in a potentially negative situation that survive best. It is really all a matter of perception. Too many people perceive change as negative. Before even they have looked at the situation from all the angels, they perceive it as a threat to their security.
Babies and toddlers are faced with more changes in a day than most adults would face in a year. Without change, there is no growth. Think about it – if a man has been with the same company for 30 years doing exactly the same thing with no change whatsoever in job description – does he have 30 years experience or 1 year, 30 times repeated? I firmly believe that he only has 1 year 30 times repeated. To gain experience, there must be change. Extra responsibilities, extra studies, courses, learning another aspect of the job.
Every year, you should be able to add something new to your CV to show that you have grown. Just the smallest change denotes at least some growth. Change means GROWTH. Growth is the only evidence of life. So when you have stopped changing, you stop living.
Learn not to fear change. See it as a challenge. If it is a negative, use it as a learning curve to help you grow and remember to constantly look for hidden opportunities.
Opportunities are hidden from those who are blinded by negativity.
“Change is often a message to move in a new direction, to start afresh”
Restructuring, reengineering, reorganisation - call it what you want, it is rife today in most industries and countless companies. The result in most cases is FEAR! The fear of downsizing or retrenchments short time, no increases or bonuses, a step back on the ladder of authority, a forced relocation – in a nutshell “change”.
Change for most is often troubling. It causes anxiety as comfort zones are shaken and uncertainty sets in. It is human nature to enjoy a certain degree of security and continuity. Change unsettles this security and is therefore unwelcome. Today, companies have to be able to change in order to survive. They have to be flexible and adaptable to keep a competitive edge. Restructuring is often a case of do or die and changes are inevitable. Just as companies have to be flexible and adaptable enough to change, so do people. It is the people who can adjust and make the best of a situation and who can even spot hidden opportunities in a potentially negative situation that survive best. It is really all a matter of perception. Too many people perceive change as negative. Before even they have looked at the situation from all the angels, they perceive it as a threat to their security.
Babies and toddlers are faced with more changes in a day than most adults would face in a year. Without change, there is no growth. Think about it – if a man has been with the same company for 30 years doing exactly the same thing with no change whatsoever in job description – does he have 30 years experience or 1 year, 30 times repeated? I firmly believe that he only has 1 year 30 times repeated. To gain experience, there must be change. Extra responsibilities, extra studies, courses, learning another aspect of the job.
Every year, you should be able to add something new to your CV to show that you have grown. Just the smallest change denotes at least some growth. Change means GROWTH. Growth is the only evidence of life. So when you have stopped changing, you stop living.
Learn not to fear change. See it as a challenge. If it is a negative, use it as a learning curve to help you grow and remember to constantly look for hidden opportunities.
Opportunities are hidden from those who are blinded by negativity.
Sally Eichhorst
CHANGE
Of all Human Resources, the most precious is the DESIRE to improve especially because the largest room in the world is the room for IMPROVEMENT.
Anon
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