| Abstract: | The idea of what is essential and what is peripheral is basic to all intelligent management of change. At the core of all our resistance to change is the fear that we will lose something of ourselves, something unrecoverable. "Touching ground"--gaining clarity on what we are truly about, and shaping our strategies around that core--is a key skill of the change master. What is the most important element in helping people deal with change? According to Roger Fritz, President of Leadership by Design, Inc., a St. Louis consulting firm, "Helping them recognize what's essential. There are two kinds of change: Technical change and profound change. A technical change asks you to learn something different. A profound change ask you to be someone different." Too often, we confuse the two and are met with resistance. |
