The Change Question: What’s your best change wisdom?
You’re reading this, so there are some educated guesses I can make about you.
You’re smart.
You’ve collected some scars and some trophies from change projects past.
You’re generous.
You’re very, very good-looking.
(I’m confident you score at least 50% on that test. 🙂)
Knowing all this to be true, I’m curious to know what your Best and Most Essential Change Wisdom might be. A tool, a framework, a strategy, a discipline, a teacher, a podcast … whatever you think I should know about.
I’m most curious about your High Impact/Less Well Known wisdom/tools/strategy.
Here’s what I mean by that. Cue, classic consultant 2 x 2 matrix.
On the vertical axis, impact (low, high).
On the horizontal axis, well-known-ness (low, high).
I’m less interested in what falls into your two “low impact” boxes.
But very curious about what’s in your “high impact” ones.
You might find my solo podcast episode on auditing your tools a helpful listen.
I’m here to cut through the blather, the BS, and the noise to find the good stuff that works. This is newsletter #14. Thanks for helping me in that quest.
Pod Wisdom: A one-word shift to turn resistance into engagement
David Lancefield, from the Change Signal episode “What Are Your Top Three Decisions?”:
“I tend to use words that focus on creation rather than change. It’s amazing if you go into the boardroom, in the most senior corridors, and you talk about change or transformation — it’s very passive and it creates fear. But if you talk about how do we create something? I think it just triggers a different part of the brain, emotions. It’s a lean forward moment, and you actually want to start doing stuff.”
Listen to the full episode with David Lancefield now
David Lancefield is a senior strategist, coach, and catalyst who has worked in more than 30 countries as a senior partner at a major consultancy, written numerous Harvard Business Review articles, and now helps senior leaders make their strategies smarter and more doable.
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The Last Word
“I followed the road less traveled, and now I’m lost, send snacks.”
~ Anonymous
