Are you satisfied with the way things are? Leaders remind me of the tale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." Goldilocks tries a few things, finally arriving at a place where things are "just right." If you are one who likes things "just right" or "just as they are," then your future will be difficult indeed! Why? Because nothing ever stays the same! If you want to be successful over the long haul, you have to become an agent of change.


Monthly, I meet with peer groups of top executives from businesses. One reason they joined these groups was to learn more about leadership. What dawned on all of them is that that they had to become leaders of change in their own organizations. One of the executives brought an important question to the group. He asked how he could implement all of the wonderful ideas that he learned about in the monthly meetings. He also wanted to know how to get his people to see the world as being full of potential opportunities. Unlike most people, this rare individual embraces change, yet his people do not. What are some of the roles that leaders must play in order to inspire change in their organization?