Don't be afraid of change, be afraid of not changing
Change can be daunting for many of us, yet what should truly concern us is if we choose not to change instead. This holds true not only in our personal lives but also in the workplace.
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Right now, we are being called to redesign how our workplaces and organisations operate. We are being asked to reconsider our values and what is important to us. We are being asked to reconsider what it means to come together to work.
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Many are clinging to the workplace of the past, yearning for a return to the "good old days." While there is a sense of nostalgia, there is also a need for acknowledgement that change is necessary, even if we are trying to resist it.
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Observing nature, we see that change is inevitable—things grow, evolve, shift, and die. The same is true of our lives and work. The traditional nine-to-five workday is fading, office work is transitioning to remote and hybrid models, and hierarchical leadership is being challenged by distributed leadership. Offices and personal desks are being replaced with hot desks and flexible working spaces, while corporate attire is giving way to jeans, t-shirts, and sneakers.
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Despite changes in office spaces, dress codes, and leadership structures, there is still much work to be done. Reflecting on where you are, being curious about how your workplace could evolve, and learning new ways of working and being are needed as we transition into the new way of what it means to work and be employed.
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However, before we act on the newest trend or latest piece of research, we need to consider whether these changes are necessary for our organisations. We need to ask and listen to our people and their ideas, or perhaps even start from scratch.
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In a rapidly advancing world, we must be ready to embrace change and think differently. If not, we will face stagnation, preventing both our organisations and the people within them from thriving.
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This is not conducive to a healthy, vibrant workplace.
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Workplaces are as much about the people within them as the work they do, and fostering a positive environment is essential.
Independent Education Management Professional
3 个月Change in all aspects of life is inevitable most would agree. Education change for the sake of political gain and bureaucratic power, greatly enhanced with the adoption of the Global Education Reform Movement is not a change that our parents were aware of jits happening. School is school so get on with it. Sadly school is nothing like they experienced, thus the disconnect across society where many children are the victims of an over regulated "Safe school" mentality, where standardised curriculum and data, data, data have made the creativity and joy of learning a nightmare for our teachers, All change in an educational setting should only be made with the best interests of the children foremost. Politics and religion have so dominantly intervened, now in full control, that many feel disappointed and dismayed, often disengaging from school, kids and teachers alike, many becoming disenfranchised from society completely. The cost to our nation is enormous, inequity being the result that now drives poverty hard in so many families. "Copycats, Stickybeaks and Scallywags, Our Children All" took a different approach to change, putting our kids and their teachers first.
Principal St Joseph's Primary School
3 个月For schools to successful they need to be dynamic (experience change). To draw on an anology - to not do so, risks being stuck on the merry-go-round (safe place/school) and forgetting to get off and go and try the roller coaster (scary/life), in this situation growth, confidence, resilience are not developed. I am reminded of a quote when being coached a few years ago "you need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable" and that is where a focus on wellbeing comes in and plays an important role on making sure you bring your "A" game everyday to support not only yourself but everyone around you.
General Manager - Communities & Liveability │ Speaker │ Husband & Father │ Board Director
3 个月Great article Amy Green ???? most of this is applicable to many other sectors, including the public sector ??