Throughout my career, it seems I've been engaged in continuous change. Whether it was developing a new channel model; helping market partners understand new ways of selling; or participating in the pioneering of a new product and industry.
I like to say that "the smooth waters are behind us and there's nothing ahead but permanent whitewater." We all have to create change, adapt to change, and "live" change.
I reached into the archives this morning and found one of my favorite pieces that addresses man's (and woman's) reaction to change--and in some cases--their resistance to it.
From Machiavelli’s “The Prince”, Written in 1513
And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to execute, nor more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to introduce a new order of things.....for he who introduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his enemies, and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from the new.
This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries, who have the law on their side, and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new things unless they have actually had personal experience of them.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
A Letter to President Obama
Dear President Obama,
No longer can I stand by at the edge of a current of raging red waters that flow by us all in a torrent of overspending, a lack of focus on fiscal responsibility, and a destructive path of erosion that threatens the foundations of our freedom, future, and motivations.
Our local, state, and federal governments must curb their overspending and serve the people with decisions and actions to help secure a worthwhile future for our young. We also must find ways to balance budgets without over-taxing the achievers and contributors in society with disproportionate shares of the revenue burden—thereby penalizing success achieved by these business owners, corporations, entrepreneurs, and hard-working citizens.
In my household, I must align spending with income.
In the company for which I work, I must align spending with income.
And in the country in which I live, our GOVERNMENT MUST ALIGN SPENDING WITH INCOME.
Please take a step back, and cast an eye forward—on what must be done to ensure our continued success in this, the greatest country on Earth.
Sincerely,
Jeff Wedge
No longer can I stand by at the edge of a current of raging red waters that flow by us all in a torrent of overspending, a lack of focus on fiscal responsibility, and a destructive path of erosion that threatens the foundations of our freedom, future, and motivations.
Our local, state, and federal governments must curb their overspending and serve the people with decisions and actions to help secure a worthwhile future for our young. We also must find ways to balance budgets without over-taxing the achievers and contributors in society with disproportionate shares of the revenue burden—thereby penalizing success achieved by these business owners, corporations, entrepreneurs, and hard-working citizens.
In my household, I must align spending with income.
In the company for which I work, I must align spending with income.
And in the country in which I live, our GOVERNMENT MUST ALIGN SPENDING WITH INCOME.
Please take a step back, and cast an eye forward—on what must be done to ensure our continued success in this, the greatest country on Earth.
Sincerely,
Jeff Wedge
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