Have you ever noticed how some companies are more interested in destroying their future rather than making the changes that are critical to survival? ?It’s a form of shortsighted management that is often rooted in stubbornness. While it can be easy to continue to do things as you have in the past, ultimately it can lead to failure.
Sometimes it is about ignoring a trend like selling gas guzzlers during an oil crisis. ?Sure, the cars may have sold well in the past but the present isn’t always an extension of past behaviors. ?It’s not about focusing on simply producing cars but making sure you’re producing cars that people want today.
Other companies, when they got the first sniff of a recession, had to decide whether to change their business model or keep doing the same things but just lay off their?most experienced and costly employees. ?Sure, this saved a few bucks but in many cases it doomed the future of the organization. ?A tree doesn’t grow by cutting off the oldest part of its trunk.
How many supervisors have defined their tenure with statements like, “My way or the highway.” ?In this case, a personal behavior could be dominating an office’s productivity. ?At first, this kind of quirky behavior may seem charming but by not managing different ideas, personalities, and work styles, a company may be losing good talent for silly reasons. ?Ultimately having to hire and train replacements will cut into the bottom line.
Change in the workplace is inevitable. ?Did you know that UPS started as a company that made deliveries by bicycle? ?More than 100 years later, it reaches across the globe.
