Change Hurts. Resistance Hurts More.

The one common theme that we face in modern business is the necessity for change. It’s painful. It’s emotional. It sucks. The reality of a situation we no longer can control often leads us to do foolish things in a desperate attempt to clutch to the status quo. We revolt, we resist, and we pay dearly for doing so.

My friend and fellow HR blogger Trish McFarlane recently pointed out that I’m a storyteller. I’ve found that it’s the best way to convey even the simplest concepts. And since I’ve had such a bizarre life (wrestling a luggage thief to the ground this past week, for example), I have an endless supply of tales from my own misadventures. This is one such story.

As a child growing up in suburban Wisconsin, I was a barely tamed animal of sinew, dirt and boundless energy. It was not unusual to spot my beanpole frame loping around the neighborhood with a goofy grin and magnetic attraction to trouble.  Shocking, I know.

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