May 20, 2020
Change. The soft skills measurement company, Pairin,
describes change as the drive to pursue complexity, novelty or
variety, and to avoid the predictability of order and routine.
Listen in to help guide your team through tough challenges when
everything seems to be overwhelming. Jim and Jan share Kotter’s
8-Step Process for leading change and how to remove the barriers to
support change efforts that stick.
Key Takeaways
[1:35] It’s very rare in life
that the entire world experiences change at the same
time.
[6:45] Wake up every morning
determined to give more than you take.
[9:25] It’s inspiring to see how
mankind can come together in terms of crisis.
[11:25] If you’re getting
stressed out, take a big breath, and say, “I have time.”
[14:25] A review of Kotter’s
8-Step Process for Leading Change.
[15:25] Short-term
wins.
[19:50] Focus on the changes
that are happening around you and how you can better support the
people struggling. A ‘woe is me’ approach is an unhealthy
mindset.
[23:05] Gig economy
nuances.
[26:00] Pay attention to your
fears.
Quotable Quotes
- “There
are all kinds of things out there that we can not control, but we
can control how we respond to our environment and our
attitude.”
- “When
you’re going into situations, breathe, and say, ‘I have time. I
have time.’”
- “Great
leaders remove big barriers.”
- “Get out
of the world of ‘what’s changed for me’ and start thinking about
what’s changed for everyone.”
- “It’s
time to reinvent work, and
make more time for other important things in life.”
- “Events like this are critical for you to
understand what really motivates you and what’s keeping you from
accomplishing your goals.”
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