Secretary DeVos,
It is now time for a Transformation - Not just Change.
What is the difference?
1/23/17,
Mrs. DeVos,
Please make sure you support yourself with team leaders who understand systems thinking.
Dr. Deming said, “ No One has to Change. Survival is Optional.”
CHANGE AND BALANCE MEAN EVERYTHING
The hardest part about change is when a time comes and a decision has to be made as to accept and absorb it or remain in your present state of expertise or stupidity.
Dr. Deming said, “ No one has to change.
Survival is optional.”
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Change and balance are on going in a continual manner that must be a condition through out your life.
Three examples can prove this theory best. Our Body, Our Educational System and Business Expertise.
Our body goes through a continual change through out our lifetime. As we age and grow wiser we must balance our internal system (i.e., organs) with that of our lifestyle (i.e., health and eating). What one organ does affects the whole body. If one organ is too stressed (positive or negative) or out of balance then negative changes occur. Simply put our body is a system with many interdependent processes that must be aligned.Evolution is key, one can admit when the times are changing and move along or stay put and sit in park and be miserable as the world goes by.
Science proves this over and over again. Why did the cockroach survive and the dinosaurs did not? The cockroach is a master of adaptation and flexibility.
Dr. Deming said, “ No one has to change.
Survival is optional.”
Our educational system in the United States has not changed since the 19th century. We still have the basic foundational agricultural system (no school in late spring/summer (planting time) and get home early before it gets dark or no chores can be done on the farm) in place today. What we have done is add layer of layer of singular changes that conflict with the previous layers. Simply put the system is not in balance.
Dr. Deming said, “ No one has to change.
Survival is optional.”
Our business expertise gets stagnated when those with current knowledge refuse to change for fear of losing authority, power and self-worth. I will use my own are of expertise – Quality. Since I first started in Quality in 1980 in the service industry I have gone through every change that has come down the pike from Quality of Work Life (QWL) to the current Six Sigma. Instead of debating which is system is better I have tried to learn the best from each and move forward through test and theory as my basis continual knowledge.
Unfortunately I have seen individuals who have become experts in many of the singular movements like Total Quality Management (TQM), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Six Sigma to name just a few. These folks will debate why there system is better than the rest and will not budge from their platform because they fear loss of power or authority or worse yet their job. If they would just put forth the time they spend not wanting to move on and use that energy toward learning the new method or knowledge they would evolve and be successful.
Dr. Deming said, “ No one has to change.
Survival is optional.”
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