Week 7 Blog Post

Here is a great article forwarded to me from a VP of company in Waltham.  It is entitled "12 Most Convincing Actions that Get Senior Management to Listen".  It is pretty interesting, as I have been more in the management spotlight in our company recently (in a positive way) due to my new responsibilities.  As discussed this week in the audio clip, the addition of responsibility was a motivator for me to work harder.  Since I will now have more face time with senior management, it was beneficial for me to see and understand.  The most impactful one for me was #11.  I had never thought of it before...but it says to speak a shorter amount of time, rather than the allotted time.  I would never have thought that....I would have imagined it would look rude or unprepared if you didn't fill the time; however, this article seemed to negate that.  Here is the link for this article, in case you want to read it:   http://12most.com/2012/03/08/getting-senior-management-to-listen/

Who Moved My Cheese

I had read this book several years ago when I was involved in a church plant.  Our Pastor wanted us to read this book, as we were about to embark in a big change.  I picked it up again this past weekend and was reminded why I liked it so much.  The author did a great job of dumbing down the whole change process through the use of his fictional characters.  The basic premise of the book is showing the different character's responses to change (or in their case - the moving of the cheese).  Briefly, it shows that change is inevitable.  We just need to have a positive reaction to it....and not try to stifle it.  Anyway, it is a really quick read....but definitely powerful!