It’s that time again. We know you’re busy doing all the magic and amazing things to push our products and businesses forward and keeping up with the brilliant anecdotes and hacks shared at yesterday’s Knowledge Sharing Session By Faith wasn’t as easy amidst your meetings and tasks as you balance work and life.

Or you probably were connected while doing something else. It’s okay – We know priorities are shifting and there’s always a new challenge, so to help you, we’ve highlighted the 3 major highlights from the presentation for your reading pleasure.

How we adapt to change determines our future success (or failure)

Change can come into our lives as a result of a crisis, as a result of choice or just by chance. In either situation, we are all faced with having to make a choice – do we make the change or not? Indeed, it is better to be prepared for change because we have more control over how we react to the change we are having to face in our lives.

Resistance to change leads to stress and bitterness

Ultimately, change is stressful, and people avoid it because they want to avoid the pain, anguish, frustration and lack of confidence that goes along with it. Even a positive change, like a promotion, can be met with stress as the employee marches into their own new and uncharted territory. When you are unprepared and resistant to change, then you have no control or choice as to how you want to live your life. You live your life as a reactionary rather than an activator of change.

Developing a “Why Change?” statement helps all stakeholders reflect on areas of weakness, and addresses future needs

Introspection often and always is important in the lifecycle of an individual or organization. First of all, evaluating status quo, measuring progress and then determining if the present methods are currently working or if there’s a need to pivot and iterate. 

Continuous improvement and measurement is both necessary and important.