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Embrace change - and thrive

How does one manage change in these complex times? The best way is to keep a lookout for straws in the wind, then be open about your plans to change, and get everyone on the same page.

Published Mon, Jan 22, 2018 · 09:50 PM

Singapore SMEs

"TO DEAL with change, change" seemed a good way to open a discussion on the subject recently. I might as well have opened Pandora's Box. There was uproar. Everyone was already doing that, they said, and yet they were unhappy, distracted and muddled about where they were going.

Why such disturbance? In the calm that followed one thing emerged. They wanted change to change nothing. They are perfectly comfortable as they are. They must learn to be comfortable with change.

Beca…