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CHANGE THINGS TO CLIMB SUCCESS LADDER

Why modern organisations hae a hard time trans!orming themse"es is that "eaders

are haing a di!!i#$"t time trans!orming themse"es% Un!ort$nate"y& a!ter many years o!

'or( they )egin to )e"iee in their o'n in!a""i)i"ity% A!ter a""& they are the e*+erts%

In s$#h a mindset& they !orget that the e*+ert o! today is the giant o! tomorro'% To)e#ome s$##ess!$" "eaders today& 'ho 'i"" #ontin$e to )e s$##ess!$" tomorro'& 'e

m$st )e#ome )eginners,

Ha)it$a" thin(ing tends to get in the 'ay 'hen 'e 'ant to #reate ne' ideas% Many o!

$s 'ant to r$n o!! the edge o! a #"i!!% Ho' do yo$ dea" 'ith a ha)it not +rod$#tie !or

yo$- a ha)it that.s not 'or(ing !or yo$/ The )est 'ay to dea" 'ith s$#h a ha)it is to

re+"a#e it 'ith a ha)it that is 'or(ing !or yo$% So the ne*t time yo$ hae a to$gh

+ro)"em to so"e& #onsider some #reatiity ha)its%

As( yo$rse"!0 1Ho' e"se #an I do this/2 So#rates says 1When yo$ a"'ays do 'hat yo$

do& yo$ a"'ays get no'%2/B$t i! yo$ 'ant to ma(e some #hanges in 'hat is going on

in yo$r organisation& that.s good reason to )egin $sing some no' #reatiity ha)its%By the 'ay& i! the So#rates +hrase doesn.t 'or( !or yo$ try this one0 Insanity is doing

the same thing oer and oer 'hi"e e*+e#ting di!!erent res$"ts%2

3ren#h 'riter 4o"taire& on#e said& 15$dge a +erson )y his 6$estions rather than his

ans'ers%2

Ado+t 'ays to get ne' ideas that #ome 1!ree2% Leaders get their good ideas

'hi"e driing& ta(ing a sho'er or as they do nothing, Cat#h those ideas 'hen they

a++ear% 7ee+ a +ie#e o! +a+er& a note +ad to +a#(et the ne' insights% A !riend o! mine

$ses his oi#e re#order to store his ne' ideas so he #an "isten to them% Use 'hateer

method 'or(s !or yo$%

When yo$ are on a#ation yo$ #hange yo$r ro$tine% 8o$ are not in !ami"iar

s$rro$ndings% Dr Gerard 9$##io says there is a dire#t re"ationshi+ )et'een the

distan#e he is a'ay !rom home and the n$m)ers o! ne' ideas he generates% 3or

Gerard& the !arther a'ay !rom home& the more ideas he #reates,

Vacation

Instead o! thin(ing a)o$t 'hat is going to ha++en at o!!i#e& !o#$s on the 'or"d aro$nd

yo$% Ta(e a mini:a#ation on the 'ay to 'or(, Try a di!!erent 'ay or get o!! the

e*+ress'ay and ta(e the s#eni# ro$te )y e*+osing yo$rse"! to some di!!erent s#enery

and yo$ are "i(e"y to get some ne' in+$t% Loo( o$t o! the 'indo' instead o! )$rying

yo$r nose in the morning +a+er%

5ohn Gardner& in his )oo( On Leadership& interie'ed a n$m)er o! "eaders and notedthat most o! their so"$tions !or rene'a" #o$"d )e s$mmed $+ in )rie! "ine o! adi#e0 1Do

something non:er)a"%2 M$si#& nat$re& sensory en;oyment& gardening& or s+ort o+en

ne' +ossi)i"ities%

One st$dy !o$nd that 1s"$gs2 read a"most nothing& the 1+rod$#tie2 read a"most

e*#"$sie"y in their !ie"d& 'hi"e the 1innoatie2 read in a ariety o! !ie"ds% In !a#t& a

great dea" o! +eo+"e read eerything& !rom s#ien#e !i#tion to te#hni#a" ;o$rna"s& !rom

+o+$"ar me#hani#s to +sy#ho"ogy& and there!ore en;oy a m$#h ri#her storeho$se% Th$s&

they generate more ne' ideas%

A tea#her in a !ood seri#e organisation te""s yo$ng grad$ates 1I! yo$ 'ant to !ind o$t

'hat is going on in the !ood seri#e ind$stry today& read Instit$tiona" Management or

Resta$rant Ne's% B$t i! yo$ 'ant to !ind o$t 'hat is going to in this !ie"d in the !$t$re&

read 9sy#ho"ogy Today%2

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To s+ot the trends o! the !$t$re and to get ne' in!ormation yo$ need to read o$tside

o! yo$r area%

Interaction

It is im+ortant to intera#t 'ith +eo+"e !rom arying )a#(gro$nds 'ho hae a ariety o!

interests% This may not )e easy& !or 'e !ind it more #om!orta)"e to s+end time 'ith

+eo+"e !ami"iar to $s%

The )est so$r#e o! ne' in!ormation is not !rom the +eo+"e yo$ see reg$"ar"y% They

$s$a""y hae the same in!ormation as yo$ hae% The )est so$r#e o! ne' in!ormation is

!rom other net'or(s

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