Change Management – The banana principle
Change is constant. – I am constantly amazed when working with companies and businesses about their resistance to change.
People who enjoy watching TV stars like Madonna, Prince & the UK model Katie Price constantly change and refine their image and move forward always seem so reluctant to move forwards and change anything in their working patterns.
We use a passage taken from “The Complete Negotiator” by Gerard Neirenberg who explains change management as follows:
Take a banana and put it in your pocket or bag for a few weeks and carry on with your normal activities.
What happens to the banana?
It changes without you doing anything
The point- change happens – regardless of what people like or want.
There is a great scene in the film “Lawrence of Arabia” – where the British commanders are deciding what to do. One turn to the other and says something like “You mean do nothing?” His colleague replies “Why not, it’s usually best” But that thinking is old thinking. It is outdated. If you do nothing – something happens. What is your take on change management?
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