READY OR NOT HERE WE COME

Do you ever wonder if these new-fangled concepts that you are exposed to on a daily basis are really any better than the old ways?

To flip a classic rebuke, "Don't just do something, stand there." Are the decision makers at work and at home merely "doing something?" Should they "stand there" for awhile to insure that the new is really better than the old?

Consider the thrust to change management and parental styles. Is the new participative method really better than the old authoritarian? If God didn't see a need for authority, wouldn't he have sent Moses down from the mountain with the ten suggestions?

I'm certainly not against change, but as fellow travelers in these dynamic times, we must be real clear as to the changes we initiate. Will the changes you generate create real growth, or is change being implemented simply because you're not sure what else to do?

The tried and true may not always be the most glamorous way to go, but before committing to a new idea, think it through and back again. If you're not ready on all fronts to change, you may be better off to refrain from "doing something" and just "stand there" until you are ready.


Lesson: Don't blindly jump on the change bandwagon until you're sure you want to go somewhere.