positive ways to thrive during waves of change

... us to relate to machines as constraints, today’s internal physical constraints are most often not machines, but the availability of people or specific sets of skills needed by the organization to ... the capacity of the Software Design Engineers Finding Software Design Engineering capacity was the key to this company’s ability to increase its new product speed -to- market, and also to the company’s ... at the output boundary of the system: the market If you have plenty of capacity, access to plenty of materials, but not enough sales to consume them, a physical constraint of your organization...

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... to use one of the thinking processes, ask yourself what question you are trying to answer This will help you to focus and to avoid “paralysis by analysis.” Choose the appr opriate tool Each of ... the opportunity to select the application tool or tools most suited to guide you to the answer (or answers) In each application tool chapter, I provide guidelines for the types of questions the ... Exclamation Points! to Question Marks? The TOC Thinking Process (TP) tools are used to recognize, verbalize, challenge, and/or change assumptions — starting with our own Effective use of the TP requires...

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... for any of the following: • Sales that were lost to higher priced competitors If customers are migrating from the distributor to a higher priced source, then declining sales must be due to a reason ... some of its customers who, in spite of the fact that they could buy products cheaper from other sources, chose to stay with the company Generally, these customers chose to stay because of the ... a glimpse of the benefits of this type of outlook — you empower yourself to learn and to recognize opportunities that you were previously blind to Skill Builder: Using the Categories of Legitimate...

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... purpose of the examples is not to get into a debate about the practicality of any of the ideas, or even the exactness (or lack thereof) of the analogies Rather, I share them to illustrate this method ... Just as professional photographers often shoot many rolls of film in order to get just a few great shots, it is helpful for us to generate lots and lots of ideas, in order to find the one or the ... will get me closer to the objective? am using the term I “I” here to be synonymous with the “creator of the tree.” The creator of the tree may be an individual or a group of people In any event,...

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... like to see in the future, but haven’t yet turned that list of good things into any sort of interconnected vision As I write, I am in the first step of defining, with one of our clients, the type of ... (effects) of those ideas, it’s time to reach for the future reality tree tool Some general applications of the future reality tree include: • When you haven’t yet decided what to implement, in order to ... Thinking for a Change • When you want to see if, in fact, your idea can actually achieve what it’s meant to achieve • When you want to see what else to implement, in addition to an initial idea,...

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... needs of the customer and stor Figure 7.12 illustrates the future reality e) tree they created Display Manufacturing had a nice list of obstacles to contend with in order to get to the point of ... manufacturers (our customers) to differentiate themselves Customers are constantly looking to reduce the costs of the displays Customers are constantly looking to reduce the costs of the displays Installations ... causing consumers to Displays are causing more and more buy what they (displays) are meant consumers to buy what they’re meant to sell to sell • • • • • Call or fax to notify the store of pending delivery...

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... was To keep their costs low, stor hire personnel with minimal skills.” es But this was also something they didn’t want to address directly Who were they to try to change their customers’ customers’ ... not ends Aristotle, 4th Century B.C The evaporating cloud is by far the most often used of the thinking processes This may be due to the fact that it is the easiest of the tools to learn The ... value of the display Does it make sense? No Ok, move on ” to the next “If to keep their costs low, stor hire personnel with minimal es skills, then installed costs are too high fr om the customers’...

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... their argument to me in an attempt to get me to take sides I told them I was not going to solve it for them, but if they wanted to find a solution, I would be happy to teach them a way to so Me: Jennifer, ... conflict arrow Now, if you can figure out a way for both of you to have the towel bar next to the tub, or for neither of you to have the towel bar next to the tub… At that moment, Rachel interrupted me ... the right side of the diagram Arr ow #2: We must be respectful of the inventor in order for us all to be effective in our efforts to spread/use TOC because: • • • • He is deserving of such espect...

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... the task of improving itself: • What to change? • To what to change? • How to cause the change? Figure 11.1 illustrates the three questions surrounding change and the role that each of the thinking ... find it to be the subject of your current reality tree, the purpose of the system, or a key aspect of what forms the system’s identity The transition from “What to Change to To What to Change ... in order to accomplish each of these milestones and when are those resources available? • How much time will it take each of those resources to the tasks that they need to in order to accomplish...

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... number of reasons that will lead you to want or need to communicate the content of a current reality tree that identifies a core problem It may be that you want to enlist the help of a colleague to ... pages of the book with multitudes of trees because I wanted to focus on process rather than the content of what others had done in the past I tried to put myself in the position of someone going to ... set of guidelines to the thinking processes Some may wonder why there are not many more examples of trees in the book It is certainly not due to lack of material I made the decision not to litter...

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... site at www.wiley.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Gordon, Jon, 1971– The shark and the goldfish : positive ways to thrive during waves of change / by Jon Gordon p cm ISBN ... THE SHARK AND THE GOLDFISH THE SHARK AND THE GOLDFISH Positive Ways to Thrive During Waves of Change JON GORDON John Wiley & Sons, Inc Copyright C 2009 by Jon Gordon All ... Introduction Are You a Shark or a Goldfish? A Wave of Change ix xi xv Embrace and Ride the Wave of Change 11 Stay Positive 27 Thrive because of Change 51 A Shark School for Goldfish 65 Start Your...

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... dealing with waves of change is all about how we perceive and respond to the change we are facing Fast forward to today I now a lot of work with leaders and organizations to create positive change ... empowers you to take positive action to ride the waves of change in your life and at work There’s a belief that most people embark on a quest to find their destiny But more often than not, through ... tsunami of an economic crisis As a result, I felt compelled to write this book While on a plane traveling to speak to a commercial real estate company in California, I wrote this story Four hours of...

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... he wrote it down on the coral: To thrive you must embrace and ride the waves of change 21 Embrace and Ride the Wave of Change “But how I embrace and ride a wave of change? ” Gordy asked “You trust ... the whim of the waves of change in your life Waves hit 15 Embrace and Ride the Wave of Change They knock you down and throw you off balance But I have a little secret that you need to know It’s ... answered Sammy Too many fish allow the waves of life to crush them Instead they must learn to ride them The fact is, bad events happen to everyone Everyone is tested in the ocean Life is going to deal...

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... embracing change and responding to 30 The Shark and the Goldfish negative events with a positive perspective It is also about staying positive in the face of those I call the ‘chorus of negativity.’ ... This leads to success in the ocean Positive beliefs lead to powerful actions When you choose to tap into the power of belief you’ll realize a key lesson 33 Stay Positive I have found over the years.” ... coral: Positive fish find more food 34 The Shark and the Goldfish “That’s why it’s so important to stay positive, ” Sammy said “You must stay positive in the absence of negativity and in the face of...

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... Fear of failing Fear of not being strong enough or fast enough or good enough Fear of starving Even fear of fear There’s a lot to be fearful of out there!” 37 Stay Positive Of course it’s scary,” ... to find food or causes them to swim frantically around the ocean wasting time and scattering their energy.” “But it’s scary,” countered Gordy “There’s fear of the unknown Fear of change Fear of ... about your business of finding food While others choose to focus on the stories that demonstrate a lack of food, opportunity, and hope, you stay positive, believe there is food to be found, continue...

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... a positive attitude, a desire to improve, a great work ethic, and an ability to focus will shine The ocean is filled with food for those who are ready to work hard and 59 Thrive because of Change ... their success 61 Thrive because of Change Over the next few weeks Gordy and Sammy spent every day together learning and practicing the art of finding food Gordy experienced the power of Sammy’s teachings ... more appreciative of the food he caught 62 The Shark and the Goldfish 63 Thrive because of Change He saw firsthand that the difference between a full and empty stomach were his positive beliefs...

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... your people to thrive during waves of change Our world-class facilitators are able to conduct workshops and training with everyone in your company at every level From coaching leaders to enhancing ... to you? Are you willing to work hard to thrive? r In what ways you need to improve your focus? r What are three things you need to each day to help you thrive? r In what ways can you learn, improve, ... inspire you to take these actions? 76 The Shark and the Goldfish r What is your why? What bigger purpose will inspire you to make a positive change? Stay Positive r In response to your wave of change, ...

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... attackers to connect to your computer Information flows from the internet to your home network by first coming into your modem, then to your router, which most people have, and finally to your ... antivirus software will be most effective if the signatures are up to date Many antivirus and antispyware programs offer automatic updating Enable that feature so your software always has the ... practices), go to your software vendors’ websites and check for and install all available updates Enable automatic updates if your vendors offer it; that will ensure your software is always updated,...

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... Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamics 132 5.4 Types of Bioindicators 133 5.4.1 Indicators of Exposure .133 5.4.2 Indicators of Effect 133 5.5 Candidate Bioindicator ... identify the influence of changes in mercury emissions on these trends The charges assigned to the workshop participants included 1) the development of a set of indicators to determine whether ... capability of models Opportunities to link monitoring with models are discussed in the core chapters Overall, the behavior of mercury is too complex to easily establish the benefits of emissions...

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