Next Is Now

Change is the one irrefutable constant today. You must become “change-resilient.”

“The change” is the change you encounter daily – change that never goes away. It alters lives and transforms organizations. This is the kind of change that many people and organizations try to ignore. But it’s impossible to avoid. You want to learn to adapt to change and to shape it so it works for you, not against you.

Constant change can be unsettling, so you and your organization must become change-resilient. Try to become excited about change, not afraid of it, though this is a difficult transition for most people. Fear of change is primal, if illogical. People and organizations must summon the courage to accept change as a positive, and that requires understanding change resilience as a way of life – not just a goal. It’s how you must exist, day in and day out, in the modern world.

Becoming change-resilient in the short-term is not enough. People and organizations must strive for long-term change resilience, which involves training for and adapting to circumstances that shift constantly...