Treat change as an opportunity to be the first to make a breakthrough VadiK Inventor Author Founder   Be the first to ride the wave of change View change as an opportunity to quickly create an effective, breakthrough solution and be the first to offer it to the market, thereby creating a new niche in which you will be a recognized leader... More   First Mover and First-To-Market Strategues KoRe Way of Change Management   Change creates opportunities for those who can recognize and seize them faster than others do. ~ Vadim Kotelnikov   When you anticipate or face change, don't talk about a problem; talk about an opportunity. Turning challenges to opportunities is a winning habit of successful entrepreneurs and innovators.       Too many managers believe that standing still is the safest business strategy. But it is not. Change is a big part of the reality in business.         Winners win because they're not afraid to create change. They boldly take on difficult challenges and never back down. Constantly reassess the situation and make changes proactively if you want to be among the winners.       Smart ones recognize change. Smarter ones anticipate change. Smartest ones create change. * * * "Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity – not a threat." ~ Steve Jobs   The Golden Rule in Action Search for opportunities always and everywhere – and opportunities will search for you. VadiK Inventor Author Founder   Bring people into the change process Start with senior managers and provide all managers with the tools and training they need to engineer and drive change throughout the company.       Hold "Why? What If?" meetings regularly. Why do you do it that way? What if you do it in a completely different way? Don't be afraid to buck conventional wisdom.       Prepare employees for change by incorporating the very concept into the values of the organization. Invite colleagues to contribute one idea on changing something important at the company.     Smart ones recognize change. Smarter ones anticipate change. Smartest ones create change.     Navigate Through All Challenges Positively and Learn As You Go "Walk with the dawn inside you, and even long shadows become guides." ~ KoRe proverb A positive navigation through challenges is not naïve optimism; it is disciplined perception... More       See Change as an Opportunity Lessons from Jack Welch       It's nonsense to fear change The business environment is constantly changing. "New competitors. New products. Any business that ignores these facts is doomed to collapse."     Adapt your management style "It's a management style that forces people to change. The decision to make a change happens so fast that most people have little time to dwell upon their actions. All they know is that keeping an eye out for change is both exhilarating and fun."       Spark others to deal with change "Start with reality... When everybody gets the same facts, they'll generally come up with the same business decisions."         Deal with change in a proactive manner "If the rate of change inside an organization is less that the rate of change outside... their end is in sight."         Defy tradition "Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while."                    25 Lessons from Jack Welch Lead  ●  Articulate Your Vision Harness Your People for Competitive Advantage Make Everybody a Team Player Get Less Formal  ●  Eliminate Bureaucracy Behave Like a Small Company  >>  Live Speed Creating an Extraordinary Organization Jack Welch Turns Managers to Leaders GE Work-Out  >>  Goals  ‖  7 Steps Top Management Team  ●  GE Leadership Effectiveness Survey Create Change  >>  Jack Welch Fires an Ineffective CEO     Think short-term and long-term change "To truly stay one step ahead, devise one year and three-year plans based on different scenarios." Reinvent your business constantly Change never ends. Never stop thinking about the need for change. Prepare your company for perpetual change, make change a great constant. "The goal may be the same, never-ending → growth, but the tools and methods are constantly evolving. Start every day as if it were your first day on the job. Make whatever changes are necessary to → improve things. Reexamine your agenda constantly. Rewrite it, if necessary. In that way, you avoid falling back on old habit." Create Change ❶ Start each day as if it were your first day on the job... More