Julia McVey is a prolific coach, trainer, mentor and mother of three teenagers, she has a refreshing perspective on how to balance a busy lifestyle and is famous for not accepting the glass ceiling!
Nearly every client I speak to, regardless of whether it is an individual or a large company, tells me they need to change something. This could be anything from an executive looking for work life balance or a large organisation looking to retain their talent. My answer is always the same - "what would you like to happen", then "how are you going to do this"? This is when things get a bit tricky and, quite suddenly, any sort of action seems unachievable.What seemed like a good idea has become something that might mean a challenge, stepping away from the comfort zone or even doing something different!
This applies also to large organisations where executives talk about change and innovation, but as the buck stops with them, the status quo is perceived as being the safest option.
Everyone is the same, including me. For as many good ideas that I have, I have twice as many reasons for not taking action.
The question we all have to ask ourselves is: "How much do we really want to change?" Working yourself into the ground, may give you a nice turn out from colleagues at your funeral - and then what?
If there is a problem in your organisation and you bury your head in the sand on the off -chance that you may do the wrong thing - what will happen if you do nothing?
There are two types of change: the change we control and the change that is imposed on us. Instinctively, we don't like change we have no control over. So when we say we want change, we start to create barriers that we believe we have no control over. For example, the children are too young, I need to pay the mortgage first, or I could not change my career.
These barriers give us the excuse we need for doing nothing. The truth is there is usually a way around the barriers, if we are determined to make the change.
So, take a chance, don't let the fear of change stop you from making the changes you really want to make.