“Early success or big success can get in the way of creating new success.”
– Microsoft CEO and University of Milwaukee alum, Satya Nadella, on the cover of Bloomberg Business Week (Aug 8 – 21, 2016 edition)
“But we’re winning! Why change anything?”
It’s easy for us to resist change when things are “going just fine.” For Difference Makers, though, it’s less about winning than it is making sure we’re playing in the right game. And sometimes that game requires us to fly in the face of the previously-acceptable norms.
Inertia is easy to spot when things are all messed up. Inertia can be addressed when there is either not enough activity or not the right kind of activity. In the face of early or big success, though, it can be just as easy to imagine that inertia is not at play. Key word = imagine.
Our imaginations are our allies when we’re conjuring up ideas to address inertia in a messed up environment. Our imaginations can be our enemies when things are “going just fine.”
Let’s make sure we’re not letting old success get in the way of creating new success.
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