Why Is Leading Change So Important in 21st Century Business and Professional Thinking?

If you are coming from corporate America, you may want to do some serious reconsidering on how you will remain competitive in your field.

If you are doing policing, teaching, hospital work, or are involved in government services, dealing with change should be on the top of your priority list. 

In short, the world continues to evolve and we have no control over that. In management we use what we call the SWOT analysis of our internal and external environments. Our external environment is forever changing. Our internal environment must be able to adapt to the changes in order to remain on our game as a functioning entity.

Leading change is not about control. 

Rather, leading change is about managing what we can’t control by accepting the changes and answering the questions of why we need to change. At this point, you may think what I have stated does not make a lot of sense. However, no matter what business you are in or what service you provide, you can’t control the elements that surround you every day that have an impact on your personal and professional lives. This translates into leading change, not for the sake of change, but rather to build knowledge to accommodate what we are not used to in a positive way. 

As leaders, we need to set examples that build roads to new destinations and bridges between misunderstandings to understandings. 

Leading change is about people and the resources that people provide to each other as much as to the corporate or professional municipalities they serve.

One of the biggest delusions of leadership is that it provides all the answers through the leader. There is nothing more false than the belief that the leader has all the answers and the cure-alls to all challenges. The leader might have the flashlight in the dark cave which identifies the obstacles that are ahead; the fuel to overcome the obstacles comes through the subordinates.
The training that I provide will allow leaders to be able to not only accept change but also to develop the tools and resources that are needed to overcome obstacles that leaders face in 21st century thinking. To stay connected with me professionally:

1. Visit this blog regularly (sign up for the Choice to Lead newsletter for reminders) and throw in your ideas and experiences you might’ve had leading change. 

1. Reach out to ask me how I can help you make a difference in more ways that you could have never thought of while you are busy running your own business. Understanding leadership challenges makes a stronger, more profitable in corporate America and more efficient in professional and municipal organizations.

Keep leading!