Time to change

We always like to talk about change, how change is the only constant, how we must change in order to adapt to the changing landscape.

Yet at the same time, we are so afraid of change.

Change requires time. And a tolerance as people need to get used to the new ways of doing things. Before efficiency picks up once again from habit, people need time to build up that habit. This means things get done at a slower pace than before.

But being result-oriented people, we tend to want the results now. So if we need to go back to old ways to get those results, chances are, people will revert back to the old ways.

So while change may be good in the long run, it requires a mature organisation to be able to pull it through. The organisation must be willing to suffer that slowdown in operations that will come about as people adapt to the new ways of doing things. But if it can clear that hurdle, it will find that efficiency in the long run will improve. But, you need to be able to live with the inefficiency in the short run.

Are you willing to be patient for change?