You have heard this story before...
Bob and Karl are settin on the porch and the 'ol hound dog is lying there besides Karl. The 'ol dog is just moaning and a groanin. Bob asks Karl, "hey Karl, whats wrong with yer dog?" and Karl answers back with "nuthin, why?" "Well Karl, he's a moanin and a groanin. somethins gotts to be wrong." Karl answers back in a low and slow tone, "well, Bob its like this. 'Ol Duke here is settin on a nail and he's not in any hurry to move cuzz it must not hurt that much." Get the picture?
Here is my take on this. Your team or person, in some cases, are not uncomfortable enough to move. They are comfortable with getting up at the crack of dawn. Driving an hour, or more, in traffic, in a car they really don't want to a job or career they just fell into and are just coasting by comfortable enough not wanting to make a change. They like going on vacation once or twice a year that they can barely afford. But its OK... the BOSS will give them some overtime so they can stay later at a job they really don't want just to drive home in more traffic to a house that is too small, rundown and always needs something fixed. etc, etc, etc...
Change is a seen as being uncomfortable. I say, if you want something different, you must do something different. ie. change. The definition of insanity is doing the same things day in and day out but expecting different results. Insane!
Bob and Karl are settin on the porch and the 'ol hound dog is lying there besides Karl. The 'ol dog is just moaning and a groanin. Bob asks Karl, "hey Karl, whats wrong with yer dog?" and Karl answers back with "nuthin, why?" "Well Karl, he's a moanin and a groanin. somethins gotts to be wrong." Karl answers back in a low and slow tone, "well, Bob its like this. 'Ol Duke here is settin on a nail and he's not in any hurry to move cuzz it must not hurt that much." Get the picture?
Here is my take on this. Your team or person, in some cases, are not uncomfortable enough to move. They are comfortable with getting up at the crack of dawn. Driving an hour, or more, in traffic, in a car they really don't want to a job or career they just fell into and are just coasting by comfortable enough not wanting to make a change. They like going on vacation once or twice a year that they can barely afford. But its OK... the BOSS will give them some overtime so they can stay later at a job they really don't want just to drive home in more traffic to a house that is too small, rundown and always needs something fixed. etc, etc, etc...
Change is a seen as being uncomfortable. I say, if you want something different, you must do something different. ie. change. The definition of insanity is doing the same things day in and day out but expecting different results. Insane!
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