In a recent speaking engagement I called "My Digital Voice," I told the audience that one of our "sponsors" that day was "Change." We all like to talk about how change is accelerating, and how dealing with change is perhaps the one key component that sets the winners apart from the losers. Yet, we can all agree it's not easy.
In fact, there are three ways to handle change. The first is to react. This is typically done in a negative way. This is when you don't see change coming and you're taken aback. You're first reaction is to deny the change, try to thwart the change or even ignore the change.
In fact, there are three ways to handle change. The first is to react. This is typically done in a negative way. This is when you don't see change coming and you're taken aback. You're first reaction is to deny the change, try to thwart the change or even ignore the change.
The second is to respond. This is more positive. This is when you see change coming, so you're not surprised. You give a measured response. You're cautious. You don't want to be too risky or too quick to move because you're unsure. You hold back. You wait.
The third is to leverage change. This is the most proactive and positive of the three. Here, you are fully engaged with what the change means and what it signals for the future. Leveraging change is about benefiting from the opportunity that change presents, whether it's a new area of business, a new market or a new idea.
Leverage also implies using the change today come up with an even bigger benefit tomorrow. Change becomes your friend, your ally. You see change as something to be embraced rather than avoided. This is when innovation is most likely. How about you? Are you leveraging change?
Twitter: @wesbleed
The third is to leverage change. This is the most proactive and positive of the three. Here, you are fully engaged with what the change means and what it signals for the future. Leveraging change is about benefiting from the opportunity that change presents, whether it's a new area of business, a new market or a new idea.
Leverage also implies using the change today come up with an even bigger benefit tomorrow. Change becomes your friend, your ally. You see change as something to be embraced rather than avoided. This is when innovation is most likely. How about you? Are you leveraging change?
Twitter: @wesbleed
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