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- 2. Case Studies Tellme what comes to your mind when I say these words: Strong, soft, fragile • Example of American Trees - Trail marker trees are hardwood trees throughout North America • Wal Mart in Germany
- 3. Meaning Flexibility relatesto the inward preparation for your company, adaptability relates to your outward focus. Your ability to show adaptability and flexibility is essentially a part of your emotional intelligence Flexibility/Adaptability/Managing Multiple Priorities When you can bend and not break, you may become a master at adapting.
- 4. Examples of changeand adaptability: Camera film rolls – digital camera, type writers-computers, printing press-photo offset printing, telephone-pager-mobile-3Gsmart phones Things which should not change – Principles, morals, ethics, relationships, good habits, right things and right practices
- 5. This Means…. ThisDoesn’t Mean…. Finding alternatives that will meet the client’s underlying needs Believing your view is the only one Accepting others’ points of view as valid Believing that their opinion is the only correct one Flexibility applying guidelines or procedures to get the job done and met organizational objectives Rigorously adhering to company procedures Deciding what to do based on the situation and adapting to fit it Acting in ways that may have worked before, but not adapting for possible differences in situations. Enthusiastically adopting new systems or procedures Wanting to do things the way you have always done them Changing your work plan when urgent problems arise even though changes may involve extra work Ignoring problems and sticking to your original work plan Making an effort to work effectively with others even though their preferred way of working is different from yours Disliking people who don’t do things your way
- 6. comfort zone tothe unknown Whenever you try to get people to change the way they do things, most of them resist. Such resistance is usually an off-shoot of the fear and anxiety involved when one moves from a comfort zone to the unknown.
- 7. If you wantsomething to change, you need to change some thing This could mean making huge life changes, or changing careers, but it could also mean changing your attitude towards situation.
- 8. Change Transition External Internal OutcomeProcess An Event An Experience Relatively Quick Slow & Gradual Situational Psychological
- 9. Fig: Change managementScheme ! Always try to increase the Horizon of Predictability, reduce uncertainty and increase the length of certainty by pushing the horizon of predictability into the future.
- 10. Importance of Adaptation It is wise to abandon good for the sake of better It is smart to go from better to the best when you can afford to do it or when you deserve it. Evolution from amoeba to human being testifies the importance of adaptation and development in organisms. Those organisms which adapted evolved into higher forms of species and those which resisted change continued in the lower order of life forms. That is why we are still able to find amoeba. The same is the reason for social strata.
- 11. Adaptation in behavioralperspective In behavioral perspective, a person’s development is based on his ability make adjustments, compromises and sacrifices Sacrifice good for the better; do not hang around the good things when you deserve the best things.
- 12. Success and Adaptation Your rate of success in this world depends on your social skills (adjustment and adaptation) rather than your intelligence i.e. SQ > EQ > IQ. Do not wait for ideal conditions to start any work, they search for ideal jobs, ideal bosses, ideal colleagues, ideal friends which are not at all feasible in this ever changing world.
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Editor's Notes
- #2 Flexibility and Adaptability What is constant in this world? Change is constant in this world! Flexibility is an option, not a right. Flexibility is not about saying, "Yes" to every request. Rather, flexible work policies focus both on the benefits to the employee and the impact on the organization. This means you have to be open to change. Flexible means you avoid rigidity - both physically and mentally. Find ways to accomplish essential tasks in a variety of ways.. Flexibility means life and the ability to handle more tasks and requirements as they come to you. Flexibility in business means doing the things internally which help you respond to customers' requests in a variety of practical ways. Always look for ways to be more open to new ideas, new technologies and options. Flexibility at work means ready to change and accept changes in role. Change of role means exhibiting your versatility. It also means one is proactive and assertive. Flexibility helps in tapping our own potentialities and carving a niche in our profession.. Where flexibility relates to the inward preparation for your company, adaptability relates to your outward focus. How do you adapt to changes - especially painful changes - in the marketplace? Things have changed - a lot. Your ability to show adaptability and flexibility is essentially a part of your emotional intelligence - in fact, you may develop this trait as you advance in leadership. Adaptability and flexibility shows your team and your superiors that you can act in a way that encourages change at all times, in a way that makes it seem as if you hardly noticed the bumps. A great leader can do many things, but most great leaders do not fall apart when change and adversity show up. Let's talk about ways to show adaptability and flexibility. Flexibility/Adaptability/Managing Multiple Priorities- deals with your ability to manage multiple assignments and tasks, set priorities, and adapt to changing conditions and work assignments. Examples of change and adaptability: Camera film rolls – digital camera, type writers-computers, printing press-photo offset printing, telephone-pager-mobile-3Gsmart phones Things which should not change – Principles, morals, ethics, relationships, good habits, right things and right practices It is funny how when a lot of people think of something being strong, long lasting, and durable, they often think of something that is solid and rigid. Things like a tank, an elephant, a brick house, etc., are seen in this light. Ironically, true strength and staying power comes with being flexible and being able to adapt to whatever life has to offer. When you can bend and not break, you may become a master at adapting. This can be seen in the way people and structures may be conditioned to be flexible and therefore successful at adapting to unexpected changes and potential stress. Think about earthquake proof buildings. These are buildings that sway with the turbulence of the very earth they are built on. Think about a master martial artist; able to dodge and avoid any attack. Their very strength comes from their flexibility. Adaptability and Flexibility involves the ability to adapt quickly to change. It includes a genuine willingness to modify own style and approach in order to see others’ points of view or to achieve a specific objective: includes interacting effectively with people from other cultures. It entails enthusiastically changing or easily accepting changes in one’s own organization or job requirements. This Means…. This Doesn’t Mean…. Finding alternatives that will meet the client’s underlying needs Believing your view is the only one Accepting others’ points of view as valid Believing that their opinion is the only correct one Flexibility applying guidelines or procedures to get the job done and met organizational objectives Rigorously adhering to company procedures Deciding what to do based on the situation and adapting to fit it Acting in ways that may have worked before, but not adapting for possible differences in situations. Enthusiastically adopting new systems or procedures Wanting to do things the way you have always done them Changing your work plan when urgent problems arise even though changes may involve extra work Ignoring problems and sticking to your original work plan Making an effort to work effectively with others even though their preferred way of working is different from yours Disliking people who don’t do things your way If you are flexible and adaptable you can embrace change with a positive frame of mind. Change is the fact of life. It is the most constant element of life. Change is essential for the growth of individuals as well as organizations. However, whenever you try to get people to change the way they do things, most of them resist. Such resistance is usually an off-shoot of the fear and anxiety involved when one moves from a comfort zone to the unknown. Resisting change without exploring new horizons can leave us behind our peers. Change always brings several opportunities with it. Making most out of such opportunities is essential for our progress towards the goals that we aspire to realize. Change and Transition Change means shift in an external condition. It is an event that is situational and external to us. Transition, on the other hand, means the internal change that is associated with the change and involves a gradual psychological reorientation. Change Transition External Internal Outcome Process An Event An Experience Relatively Quick Slow & Gradual Situational Psychological If you want something to change, you need to change some thing This could mean making huge life changes, or changing careers, but it could also mean changing your attitude towards situation. Horizon of Predictability CERTAIN PREDICTABLE UNCERTAIN Fig: Change management Scheme ! Always try to increase the Horizon of Predictability, reduce uncertainty and increase the length of certainty by pushing the horizon of predictability into the future. In the process of adaptation, the organism makes certain adjustments that enable it to survive in this world where the order of the day is “Survival of the Fittest”. The whole process of evolution from amoeba to human being testifies the importance of adaptation and development in organisms. It is wise to abandon good for the sake of better and it is smart to go from better to the best when you can afford to do it or when you deserve it. Those organisms which adapted evolved into higher forms of species and those which resisted change continued in the lower order of life forms. That is why we are still able to find amoeba. The same is the reason for social strata. In behavioral perspective, a person’s development is based on his ability make adjustments, compromises and sacrifices (sacrificing good for the better; do not hang around the good things when you deserve the best things). Your rate of success in this world depends on your social skills (adjustment and adaptation) rather than your intelligence i.e. SQ > EQ > IQ. Many people wait for ideal conditions to start any work, they search for ideal jobs, ideal bosses, ideal colleagues, ideal friends which are not at all feasible in this ever changing world. *******