Change Management

I recently participated in an online discussion on why engineers resist change? Almost everybody agreed that engineers don't resist change, in fact they are the one who suggest change in the first place. So was the topic of the discussion an incorrect interpretation of an engineer's mind? No, I don't think so.

I believe nobody resists change but everybody resists the desire to change. I am assuming the change here is in the direction of betterment (like the trees shed their leaves, but in a beautiful way; that's why the picutre if you have been wondering!). How many of us agree that we should be in a better physical change? But most of us resist the desire to workout and give various reasons on being unable to do so!

So we can all agree that change is inevitable and most of the time uncontrollable. But it is not unmanageable! We can always deal with the change in the most beneficial way. The management of a change decides how we will get through it. I can think of two primary ways we all manage a "change". Either we motivate ourselves towards managing the change or we punish ourselves.

But what do I mean by motivating or punishing ourselves towards a change? I will continue to explore further.

Things to do:

• I would try and bring to conclusion my "Essay on Dreams" in the next post.