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Name: The Power to Change
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Author: Campbell Macpherson

Campbell Macpherson

How to Harness Change to Make It Work for You

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What’s in it for me? Master the power to change.

“The only constant is change.” The origins of the saying are unknown, but the idea goes back thousands of years to the ancient philosophers of both the West and the East. And it’s even truer today, in an age of unprecedented change.

Think of all the upheavals that have happened in recent years, including Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic. And think of all the current transformations likely to accelerate in the years ahead: global warming, artificial intelligence, automation, genetic modification, the gig economy – the list goes on and on.

Now, more than ever, happiness and success are a matter of rolling with the changes the world throws your way and playing an active role in making change happen in your own life. But how do you do that?

In these blinks, you’ll learn

the difference between a Burning Platform and a Quantum Leap change;
the predictable patterns of how people react to change; and
the steps you can take to help yourself cope with the most difficult changes.

Changes happen in a matrix of four possibilities: big or small, and self-initiated or externally imposed.

Imagine you’re standing on the edge of an oil platform somewhere in the North Sea. You look down and see dark blue, bitterly cold water churning a hundred feet below you. The last thing you’d want to do is fall.

But now imagine a fire is raging behind you. The flames are unstoppable. No ladder is in sight. You need to get off the platform right away or you’ll be burned alive. So what do you do? You jump.

This burning platform scenario provides a vivid metaphor for one of the four types of changes that can affect people’s lives. What are they? And how do they relate to your everyday life – a life that hopefully doesn’t involve oil platform catastrophes?

To answer that question, you first need to understand something the author calls the change matrix.

The key message here is: Changes happen in a matrix of four possibilities: big or small, and self-initiated or externally imposed.

Whenever you’re dealing with a change, there are two fundamental questions you can ask about it. First, does it have a big or small impact on your life? And second, did you initiate the change yourself, or has it been imposed on you by other people or circumstances?

By answering these questions, you get four basic possibilities, which, together, form the change matrix – a way of classifying changes. On the less impactful side, you could have a small change that’s externally imposed, like your city switching the garbage collection day from Tuesday to Thursday. Or you could have a small change that’s self-initiated, like getting a new haircut.

The same division applies to the more impactful side of the matrix. You could have a big change that’s externally imposed, like getting laid off because of a corporate restructuring. The author calls it a Burning Platform change. Like that oil platform fire scenario, it’s a major, life-changing event that you didn’t choose for yourself and that often requires an equally major, life-changing response. Other examples could include losing a loved one, getting a serious illness, or – on a happier note – winning the lottery.

Alternatively, you could have a big change that’s self-initiated. The author calls this a Quantum Leap change. It’s one of those pivotal moments where you take a giant step forward, like switching careers, getting married, or moving to a new city.

People’s reactions to big changes generally follow a curve.

Small changes are relatively easy to handle. But bigger ones, like Burning Platform and Quantum Leap changes, are another story. These are transformative events in the most important areas of life, like love, health, and career. That makes them deeply personal, emotionally charged, and difficult to navigate.

The details vary from one big change to the next, but the general ways people react to them are surprisingly predictable. If you were to learn that you have cancer, you’d probably react with shock – the typical first reaction to a Burning Platform change. It’s usually followed by a series of subsequent reactions that can be visualized as a curve: the Burning Platform Change Curve, for short.

Some ways of navigating the difficult parts of a change curve are healthier than others.

What if you could just skip the negative stages of your change curve and jump straight to the positive ones? That might sound nice, and it does happen sometimes. But usually, it doesn’t – and that’s okay. The curves are normal human reactions to change – and that applies to both their peaks and their troughs.

Consider the depression stage. Why do you go through it? Well, every Burning Platform change involves a loss – the loss of your job, your partner, your health, or whatever the case might be. Even if it’s a positive change, like a promotion, you’re still losing something, such as the comfortable familiarity of your old position.

To escape victimhood, recognize and reconfigure the destructive thought patterns behind it.

Saying you should avoid victimhood, let out your frustrations, and confront your fears is one thing. Actually doing so is another. So how exactly do you do it?

Well, most importantly, don’t just hope that negative thoughts, emotions, and behaviors will magically disappear. And don’t try to chase them away, bottle them up, or berate yourself for falling prey to them. Instead, acknowledge them, and then work on moving them in healthier, more productive directions. To start the process, make sure you’re avoiding victimhood.

Identify your fear, so you can productively engage with it.

Suppose that after getting fired, you decide to start your own business. Great! That’s taking a Burning Platform change and using it as an opportunity to make a Quantum Leap change. But that means you’re also about to take a ride down the Quantum Leap Change Curve.

First comes the excitement of starting a new chapter in your professional life. But then comes apprehension, which soon develops into full-blown fear.

Respond to difficult emotions with openness, empathy, and a constructive attitude.

Imagine you work through your fears, and they prove to be unfounded. Your business is a roaring success! Congratulations. You’re now the leader of a sizable company, with a number of employees working under you.

One day, you decide it’s time to take another bold step forward: a major restructuring of the company. That’s exciting! Another Quantum Leap change – for you. But for your employees, it’s probably going to feel like a Burning Platform change. And that means you should expect them to slide down the Burning Platform Change Curve – greeting your initiative with anger and fear.

To maximize your chances of success, build resilience, create favorable conditions, and seek out help.

Many obstacles can get in the way of making a big change. You now know some of the main hurdles you're likely to face: the negative emotions and behaviors of the Burning Platform and Quantum Leap Change Curves. You also know how to overcome these challenges.

But now that you’re ready to make a change, how do you actually make it? Well, the details depend on what kind of change you’re making. Starting a new business entails very different things than, say, starting a new relationship. But to give yourself a leg up with making nearly any sort of change, there are some general steps you should follow.

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The Power to Change (2020) examines how to cope with change, navigate change, and make change happen. Full of insights and practical tips, its lessons are equally applicable to change in your personal and professional lives.

Wer The Power to Change lesen sollte

People who are uncomfortable with change
Professionals wanting to make changes in their careers
Anyone dealing with unanticipated changes in their lives

Über den Autor

Campbell Macpherson is an executive fellow at Henley Business School and an international business advisor. He’s the author of The Change Catalyst, which was a winner of the 2018 Business Book Awards, and has written for many publications including Management Today, Strategic HR Review, and the HR Director.

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