Today the leadership team had a meeting in which I was introduced to the team and my job title was announced. The meeting seemed easy and light until the owner/founder of the company pulled out the organization chart. Then everyone seemed to tighten up a little. Well, actually almost everyone tightened up quite a lot.
I don't blame the individuals for having some trouble with the announcement. It is a change and oftentimes people get upset and defensive when things are different. I think I might had an adverse reaction to someone coming into my company from the outside, especially if I had been with that particular company for over 20+ years.
But the message that I hope and trust that everyone in my new company understands is that I am not out to change them. I am not out to change all of the processes and throw everything out the window.
What I am trying to do is to change the environment, perspective, focus, and culture so that they feel free and encouraged to change themselves.
As the saying goes, "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink".
Giddyup!!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
From my understanding, most of my ancestors immigrated from Ireland, Scotland, and Sweden. I am sure that there is a myriad of various coun...
-
The very best word to describe last night was that it was bittersweet. It was incredible and horrible. The events of the night lifted my s...
-
This blog is copied in it's entirety from a British website called "The Lid". Keep in mind this is not a right-wing, conserv...
-
I would like to make some money on the side. The cars are getting very old, we are going to have to move in December of this year, and Josh...
-
This morning Obama released the long form of his birth certificate stating that he was born in Hawaii. Obama said in a brief appearance bef...
-
Some people inspire us to be better. Abraham Lincoln. Lou Gehrig. Martin Luther King. Todd Beamer. Ronald Reagan. Jackie Robinson. Harr...
-
There is no special reason for posting this blog today. For some reason, it just seemed appropriate to me. Our Father, which art in heave...
-
There is still something old-fashioned and calming about a Southern Sunday morning. Most of the stores are closed, liquor is not sold, and...
-
Today I received an e-mail from my wife and I was surprised. A colleague of hers had sent her an e-mail today that read, " If you eat ...
-
This week was an incredible, tiring, and rewarding week. No lessons or observations for the blog today. Just looking back and looking forw...
No comments:
Post a Comment