How do you change system when you don’t have power ?

The response of Seth Godin

http://www.managementexchange.com/video/seth-godin-how-do-you-change-system-when-you-dont-have-power

Quick Summary :

The viral story/approach of Seth Godin

You : Be the guy in your organization who fails the most.

Fail : Failing the most means doing small things by experimenting (repeating again and again).

Succeed : Success : you change a small things in your system that become a success.

Everybody : You will see in your organization many copiers that will be happy to copy what you did…

At the end, nobody will remember that your success …

The leadership of profound change.

The leadership of profound change


Do you think ?

“Significant change can only occurs when it’s driven from the Top
or
Little significant change can occur if it’s driven only from the top

Do you think ?

Nothing will happen whitout Top-Management buy-in
or
Top Management buy-in is a poor substitute for genuine commitment and learning capabilities at all level of the Organisation. In fact, if management authority is used unwisely, it can make such commitment or capability less likely to develop”
Do you want to know what P Senge think about leadership of profound change ?

http://www.spcpress.com/pdf/other/Senge.pdf

So, are you talking about profound change ? Change is best carried through by the many, not by the hero-leader.


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