Being
open to change is good. Sometimes if you're open to opportunities and
exploring things will just fall into place. In business when you have a
problem open yourself up to allowing the solution to come to you. Here
is a brief case study.
The
assistant of a business had so many schedule conflicts, he was unable
to get the job done. It wasn't that he did a bad job, but it wasn't a
great job either. The business owner wasn't sure whether to fire him,
but he was really great at certain parts of the job. One day the
business owner was talking to another assistant. The conversation
shifted, and the new assistant had solutions to every single one of the
manager's problems. Right then the manager realized a solution had been
presented. Did he let the first assistant go and replace him? The
business owner decided to focus on the first assistant's strengths and
move him to a new positions. Then the business owner seized the
opportunity and grabbed the solution to hire the second manager --
everybody wins.
The
key is "millimeter" management. Being open to change the current
situation without being drastic. Firing the first manager without a
solution is drastic. Allowing a solution to present itself is
"millimeter" management. Be open to take small steps that lead to bigger
changes, and the rest will have a way of working out.
