Web definitions (change agents) People who act as catalysts for change. I was going to write about the fateful day that changed the course of my life the day I decide I needed to be could not stop from being a change Agent … but after reading Dooce I think I will write about Madonna …. HMMMM… she is if I could switch lives with anyone I would switch with Madonna. Is she a super hero? Yes, yes she could be my super hero my catalyst for change. At one point in time she was the most powerful women in the world, am I right? She is a risk taker in her industry. Her longevity is something very few women in any industry reach. She is a business in herself. So back to the matter at hand, can Madonna be my super hero? Think of the different costume choices you would have I could change it up year to year. One year Material Girl, next her pointer boob thingy’s, and my personal favorite. WAIT STOP THE WRITING Madonna cannot be my super hero, she put OBAMA on her chest, once again I am superhero less. But does her putting Obama make her a Change Agent? Dennis Stevenson offers the following explanations for how it feels to be a change agent. * A change agent lives in the future, not the present. Regardless of what is going on today, a change agent has a vision of what could or should be and uses that as the governing sense of action. To a certain extent, a change agent is dissatisfied with what they see around them, in favor of a much better vision of the future. Without this future drive, the change agent can lose their way. * A change agent is fueled by passion, and inspires passion in others, Change is hard work. It takes a lot of energy. Don't underestimate this. I like to think about the amount of energy it takes to boil water. From 212 degree water to 212 degree steam takes a lot more energy than heating water from 211 degrees to 212 degrees. In my experience, without passion, it is very difficult indeed to muster up enough energy to assault the fortress of status quo that seems to otherwise carry the day. * A change agent has a strong ability to self-motivate. There will be many days where everyone around does not understand and will not offer props. The change agent needs to find it within themselves to get up every day and come to work and risk being misunderstood and unappreciated, knowing that the real validation may be far in the future and may be claimed by someone else. * A change agent must understand people. at the end of the day, change is about people. If you change everything but the people, I doubt you'll be effective as a change agent. Change will really "stick" when people embrace it. Therefore, change is part sales, part counseling and part encouragement. It's all about people. At the end of the day, IT is entrusted with a very powerful lever for change - technology. With that lever, we can bring very powerful change to our organizations. But in order to do so, we need to embrace the "way of the Change Agent" and not lock ourselves in Ivory Towers of Technology. I am a Change Agent I am all the above I will make change. PS.. yes I am a conservative but not a republican and not a democrat but a conservative independent thinker that wants a smaller government ... yes that is what I am. “well behaved women rarely make history”. Now go make history, life is short! More articles at : http://eatcreatedesign.com/blog
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