The Zax (Change and Innovation)

I recently read The Zax by Dr. Seuss with my 5-year old daughter.  I’ve probably read this story, as well as many other Seuss classics, dozens of times with my older boys.  For some reason, when revisited The Zax, I was struck by the metaphor for change and innovation.  If you are not familiar with this story, read it now before continuing on.  Don’t have a handy copy?  No worries!  You can watch the video...

7 Steps to Becoming a Change Agent

NOUN A change agent is a person from inside or outside the organization who helps an organization transform itself by focusing on such matters as organizational effectiveness, improvement, and development.   Whenever anyone wants to find information, especially to “What is” questions, they Google it.  When you Google “change agent” or “what is a change agent”, you get a ridiculous amount of entries.  There are a lot of good definitions out there regarding agents of...