Change and Job Security

“Everything seems to change, every day,” Charlotte whispered. In class, we were talking about the frequency of change in her company. She felt the change, but had never said the words.

“Think about this,” I suggested, “if nothing changed in your company, what would your team members be doing at work?”

The anticipated blank stares pierced the silence around the room. “That’s right!” I exclaimed. “If nothing changed, they would never do anything different. They would continue to do the same thing they did the day before. And life would be good.

“But things do change, and that is why you all have jobs as managers. Think of change as your job security. As long as there is change, you will have a job to do.

“As your customers change, as specifications change, as technologies change, as we find better ways to do things, your job, your role as a manager is to modify your systems and processes to accommodate those changes.

“The more things change, the more your company needs competent managers. Lecture over, last one through the door, turn out the lights.” -TF

2 thoughts on “Change and Job Security

  1. kurt

    Sometimes people have a aversion for change because change of their environment, means (some) change within themselves.
    But hey, who wants to remain a teenager…?

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  2. Christopher Whelpley

    Change is easy… The lack of collaboration and communication makes change seem challenging. If you don’t like change, then don’t drive… every day the road holds new situations and challenges.

    some how we adapt? hhhmmmm…

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