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Hi. Alan Stratton here from Cost Matters dot Com
I was once working for a company when the president read the short book “Who Moved
My Cheese”. The president enjoyed the book, then purchased a couple of cases of the book
to pass out to his employees, including me.
I also enjoyed the book, an allegory about dealing with change and accepting change in
one’s life. As I read the book, I also realized that my attitude toward change and how I adapted
to change could improve. Although the book’s characters were a couple of mice, they seemed
so much like myself and my co-workers.
However, the president must have enjoyed the book far more than I did. After that he did
not leave anything alone for very long. He wanted to encourage change and have us, the
employees, adapt well to change. He was constantly reorganizing the company, changing assignments,
changing goals, etc.
It became impossible to complete projects that required more than a month or a team
to accomplish all the tasks. Project teams were constantly changing. Goals because difficult
to achieve because they were constantly changing. Yes we were adapting to change but that is
about all we were doing.
I personally think that he enjoyed the book too much and went too far in promoting change.
In addition to accepting and managing change, we also needed to refine the processes that
we needed to deliver consistent results for customers. Our customers did not have the
same attitude about change, they wanted consistent excellent performance.
So, as usual, in business we need to strike a balance, often between multiple good alternatives.
I do recommend the book “Who Moved My Cheese” by Spencer Johnson. Just please don’t go
overboard like my president.
What’s is your story about accepting change?
To your business profitability, I am Alan Stratton from Cost Matters dot Com THANK YOU