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Change Management Led Zeppelin Style
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Article Overview: Stephen Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People, tells us that: “Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.” Organizations choose a wall against which to lean their ladder. The ladder represents the work that needs to be done to get to the top; the wall represents the field of endeavor – the product or market selected to work in. The thing is, once your ladder is against a particular wall and you are half way up it, it takes a lot of extra effort to climb down again and move the ladder to a different wall (metaphorically speaking of course).
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Change Management Led Zeppelin Style
Stephen Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Successful
People, tells us that: “Management is efficiency in climbing the
ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning
against the right wall.”
Organizations choose a wall against which to lean their ladder. The
ladder represents the work that needs to be done to get to the top; the
wall represents the field of endeavor – the product or market selected
to work in. The thing is, once your ladder is against a particular wall
and you are half way up it, it takes a lot of extra effort to climb down
again and move the ladder to a different wall (metaphorically speaking
of course).
Unfortunately, many well managed organizations continue to seek more
efficient and cost effective ways of climbing their ladder, and don’t
pay sufficient attention to asking themselves if this is the right wall.
In the words of those well known management gurus Led Zeppelin:
There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold
And
she’s buying the stairway to heaven.
When she gets there she knows,
if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came
for.
If you are a lady (or gentleman) who knows that you are climbing a
stairway to heaven then by all means continue up the ladder; if not
maybe you need to demonstrate your leadership by moving the ladder to a
different wall.
Sean Combs Godzilla
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About the Author: Ben Nash RSS for Ben's articles - Visit Ben's website Ben Nash is the editor-in-chief of DailyHRTips.com. He is the founder and chief developer of the blog, providing tech/design support as well as tips and book reviews. Ben has held many interesting jobs in his professional career, including: barista, landscaper, public policy intern, barista (again), professional horse wrangler, ski lift attendant (aka "liftie"), political science teaching assistant, marketing and sales assistant, and an ecommerce/web developer. He also doubles as the Creative Director at Aspen Organization Development Consulting. Ben has interacted with many people, in many different organizations and offers some interesting insight on the human resources game. You can read his blog at http://www.DailyHRTips.com and visit his website at http://www.AspenOD.com. Click here to visit Ben's website   Hire People with Organizational Grit Change Management Obama Style Check out ONet A great Free HR Online Resource Online Training Does it Work for Smaller Businesses Company Vision Mission and Values Whats the Difference |
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