Partners in EXCELLENCE - Making a Difference
Blog
Making A Difference – Thoughts, Observations and Opinions
This is Dave Brock’s Blog.
It offers my views on a variety of business, sales, marketing, and leadership topic. My goal is to make a difference for you, the reader, in both your professional and personal lives.
Latest Posts
Resistance To Change
Thanks to Art Petty for calling attention to the excellent column in Quality Digest by James Harrington, Managing Resistance To Change. The article is very good. Some of the barriers he cites include:• An unclear vision that causes confusion• A history of poor implementation• No consequence-management system developed to accompany the change• Too little time to implement the change• Lack of synergyThere are a number of other reasons that people resist change, but it is important to recognize this resistance as natural. The moment leaders start thinking “What’s wrong with them?” the change efforts will fail.Underestimating people’s natural resistance to […]
The Arrogance Of Success
Success masks all sorts of problems and challenges. In the past couple of months, we have been deluged with reports of dramatic failures of all sorts of businesses and organizations — many of which were the benchmarks of success just a year ago. While the housing, finance, and automotive industries seem to be the most visible,there are very visible examples in every sector. We all strive for success, frankly it brings on such a rush. The rush keeps us pushing for more success. At some point, however, too many of us are seduced by success. We forget the hard work, […]
Getting Back In The Game
I’ve been terribly remiss in keeping this blog updated — there are always excuses that one can use to avoid writing. Over the past weeks, I’ve been collecting all sorts of ideas, but not committing the time to write and post. I’ve made up my mind to catch up and recommit. To those who read this blog and have been wondering where I am, I’m back and starting to post. Thanks for hanging in there, I look forward to your continued comments and feedback
A Picture Is Worth 10,000 Words
It’s been far too long since I have posted. Combinations of excuses—travel, business, and other conspire to make me feel guilty. At this moment, I am in Cairo on a series of business meetings. Last night, however, we had dinner by the light of the pyramids. They are beyond words, so I thought I would post a picture. Imagine — they were built 3000 years ago and still inspire such wonder and awe. More posts later this week.
MS150–Southern California Event.
One of the causes I strongly support and try to “make a difference” in some small way is contributing to the fight against MS. I have a number of friends who have MS and have been active in a number of MS fundraisers and related activities. This past weekend, I participated in the MS150 Orange County to San Diego ride. It’s one of the most fun events I’ve every participated in —- plus we raise a lot of money to fight MS. So far, we have raised close to $2 million. On Saturday morning, our team, the Derailleurs, left Irvine, […]
Connecting Versus Relating — The Disappearance Of Real Relationships
There is a great post in the Slow Leadership blog on “Connecting Versus Relating.” It speaks to the breakdown of relationships, transforming them into transactions conducted through impersonal channels like email, messaging, Twitter, Blackberry’s and cellphones. I would also add many of the social networking media. While these “tools” have made all of us much more accessible and available–the emotional connection is lost. Relationships—at least meaningful relationships are built on trust and emotional connections. The new ways we “connect,” while convenient, strips away that connection. It seems to me, the more we substitute these convenient ways to stay visible and […]