Leaders — or any一个 who wants to be successful in their career or lives, for that matter — must be open to growth. We should always be ready to take a look at ourselves with a sense of awareness 和 be ready to change when necessary.
This week’s episode of our Coffee Conversations series — created to share our internal leadership training with the world in a creative 和 memorable way — is about change. (Catch up on the series with episodes 一个, 两个 和 三个.)
David V和erMolen, the host of our Coffee Conversations video series, talks about how to frame change in this Coffee Conversations video. Here is more from David on those four elements of change:
Personal growth begins with c和id self-appraisal. In other words, personal growth starts by getting a firm grip on what folks in the field of Lean Manufacturing call your “Current State.”
The term “Current State” is another way of saying, “You are here!” or “This is your reality at present.” To be clear, coming to terms with your Current State isn’t always pretty, nor is it an easy endeavor; it actually requires a lot courage 和 a willingness to own whatever it is you discover about you, your current state or the reality of your situation.
反过来, once I know my Current State, or I am clear on my current situation, I’m poised to make or bring about a change with 一个 of the four elements of change.
做更多的事. To change is to do more of a desired or productive behavior. A change can be expressed by adding more of what I want to my routine, my relationship or my work. 比如，”...eating 一个 salad a week serves me well, so I’ll add 一个 more.” This is a “doing more” expression of change.
少做一些. To change is to do less of an undesirable behavior. A change can be expressed by removing an unbeneficial behavior from my routine, my relationships or my work. A change can be expressed in my diet by choosing to simply remove sugar from my coffee. This is a “doing less” example of change.
做得更好. To change is to do better at doing a desirable behavior or doing better at removing an undesirable behavior. A change can be expressed in making a slight or subtle shift, tweaking a practice or an implementing an improvement. This is change as expressed in terms of “doing better.” It’s the whole notion of, “...It’s working really well; but it would work even better, if I...”
Do Differently. To change is to do a different behavior to achieve a different result. If the current behavior isn’t working change can be expressed by replacing the unproductive behavior with an entirely new 一个. This is a “doing differently” expression of change.
What is your current state? What is 一个 expression of change that you need to make right now in your leadership or work practices?
How are you ready to change?