Be Willing to Change, or Become Irrelevant!
“If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.” General Eric Shinseki
Over these last few weeks, I’ve been working with an organization that is undergoing a huge amount of change. They’re looking at changing their organizational culture, the way services are delivered, and the way they’re organized.
I’ve had the opportunity to teach their leadership team how to lead change, and to deliver a “How to Thrive and Stay Sane in the Midst of Change” workshop for all of their employees.
When I came across Eric Shinseki’s quote, I knew I had to share it with this organization. And I knew I had to share it with you.
What’s Your Special Sauce?
We all have our own special sauce, our own sumptin’ sumptin’, our own uniqueness that we can bring to everything that we do. Yet, lots of us are afraid to let it out.
“Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?” This quote from the movie What a Girl Wants sums it up beautifully.
Women often look around at what everyone else is doing, and let that define what they do. They worry about what other people will think. They are afraid of looking silly. They stay small. They don’t want to stand out. They dial back parts of themselves. And each time they do, they die a bit inside. And they deprive the world of the opportunity to truly experience what they have to offer.
You Don’t Need a Mentor!
Stacey has a good job in a growing organization. She’s smart, energetic, and creative—and she’s underperforming. Her boss is unhappy with her work.
She lacks focus. Stacey doesn’t seem to be able to set priorities, execute on those priorities, and get her contributions recognized. She’s floundering. As I talked to her about this, she moaned, “If I only had a mentor!”
Mentoring Has Changed Forever
Stacey was making a common mistake. She was looking for someone to take her under their wing for the next several years and shepherd her through her career. It’s not likely to happen!
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