doug smith training

  Leaders not only drive change, they must also respond to change. You can feel how quickly the world is changing. You can tell that leadership is more important than ever before.   What's a leader to do with all of this change? Stay nimble, stay agile, reflect and flex as needed. And, if it helps, rest assured that the basic foundational strengths of leadership still apply. Courage, clarity, creativity, and compassion will serve you as well during change as they always have.  What's your secret to the art of change? Have you shared that with your team? -- doug smith

Change is hard for some people, whether that means adjusting to change or driving change, the change comes hard. For others, it seems easy because they don't stop to consider what their change initiative will do to others. Either that, or they don't care. That feels easy at first -- push hard enough and your opposition will move. Drive insistently enough and people will toe the line. At first. That degree of change will also spark resistance. It will make enemies, active as well as passive aggressive. The change slips in and then falls apart. That's not what anyone wants. The reality is, if you want to change people, you need to consider those people. Ask them. Work with them. Get them involved and listen to their feedback.  It's more work, and it produces more lasting works. One person's disruption strategy is another person's aggravation.  Aggravate people enough, and they will find ways to push back. What's your secret to human change? -- doug smith  

Before you change anything, ask yourself "what's the goal?" because once you've changed it, there it is! -- doug smith