EDITOR'S NOTE: Special thanks to Alison Bruns for writing today's blog post. You can connect with her on LinkedIn.
Regardless of your generation or occupation, the rate of change in the world around us is exploding exponentially. From technology to education to organizational structure and culture … there is no way you can escape change in nearly every aspect of your life.
After reading that 70% of change efforts fail, it is no wonder that individuals and organizations try and try again. Perhaps that is the new American motto: if you don’t succeed, keep on keeping on until you do.
How do you keep up? Do you have that one person in your life that has to school you weekly on the latest slang, Netflix show and restaurant opening? Unfortunately, we often don’t have that insider access within the organization we work for. How do you keep tabs and adjust within an organization that is part of the constantly changing world? Can you feel security and consistency in your company culture amongst the craziness of new technologies, processes, and objectives?