Can You Spare Some Change?
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007T4D subscriber Marcel whose company is in process of being acquired by a larger company is hearing from his peers that the potential changes likely to come from the change can only be negative. So he asked me in an e-mail for a favorite quote I might have that illustrates how change can also often be a positive and necessary thing for long term success.Â
Below is my quote for Marcel - if you have one to share with him - I invite you to go to the blog posting of today’s T4D www.kirkweisler.com/t4d and post your quote in the comment box. Â Thank you
Peter F. Drucker: Society, community, family are all conserving institutions. They try to maintain stability, and to prevent, or at least to slow down, change. But the organization of the post-capitalist society of organizations is a destabilizer. Because its function is to put knowledge to work — on tools, processes, and products; on work; on knowledge itself — it must be organized for constant change.
I have been in Charlotte NC for a couple of days attending a conference - each day I walk by several professional - or at least very practiced street beggars who ask me if I can “Spare some change”.  The thought I had about this a while back was - “People that don’t learn to do well with change in their lives, will most likely find themselves needing the change of others.” ~ Kirk Weisler (Yeah, I said that  : )
Last night on a walk back to the hotel - I was asked by 3 such people for either >”50cents” or “spare change” - I didn’t have anything less than a $20 so I politely told each one no. The last person I passed actually asked me for twenty dollars! After looking closely to make sure he wasn’t holding a gun, I told him no as well. Twenty Bucks? Sheeesh!
