Comments on: 5 Ways That You Can Manage Change Just Like the Big 3 Automakers

By: Maria Gajewski

Maria Gajewski — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:09:22 +0000

@Jay – Amazon is a great example. They continue to innovate with new product lines and services.

I really like how their site is so iterative. They are constantly making small changes that you don’t even notice, but it’s obvious when you compare the site from year to year how much development they do.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:54:13 +0000

#4 is my favorite and so true. If you look at businesses that have been around for the long haul, they never sit still. They change with the times. Take Amazon for instance. They could have sat still, sold books, and did nothing else and they might have been OK. Instead they kept growing, doing new things, and now it is a superstore where anyone can find almost anything they want in one place. Learn from the past, but do not stay in it! Thanks Maria! Jays last blog post..How to Live a Recession-Free Lifestyle

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:19:14 +0000

That is quite a rant! A thoughtful rant though, and I enjoyed reading it. I never really pictured myself as a Doom and Gloomer, but I find myself listening more to people like Peter Schiff these days, and I think they need to just let these companies die. I'm sure the void left would soon be filled, probably by a company that could take their assets and figure out how to turn a profit! People want all the perks of capitalism (like sky high earnings potential) but none of the downs (like letting companies--and people--fail). Unfortunately we can't have it all, and by trying, we're just delaying the inevitable in this country. Lindsays last blog post..Can Giveaways Be Good for Attracting New Blog Readers?

By: Maria Gajewski

Maria Gajewski — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:28:26 +0000

@Holger, thank you for the link! Coffee (or an IM session) would be great. Email me anytime.

@Alex – you make a great connection between the obsolete organizations and people who allow themselves to become obsolete. How many people wake up to find that they’re 50 years old and their life in no way resembles what they want? It’s a good lesson to learn from someone else’s mistake!

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:41:59 +0000

What a great way of looking at change resistance! I think that the Big 3 are perfect examples of moribund bureaucracy - when an entity is more interested in preserving the (bloated) status quo than changing and adapting, then it's already a dying tree and we just need to wait until the rot shows through the bark and the tree falls. That's where we are right now. Some radical pruning and restructuring *might* save them, but it might end up costing a whole lot more than investing in new saplings. On a personal level, how many people let the rot start before making change? Far too many of us... Alex Fayle | Someday Syndromes last blog post..Fear, Unique Pathways & Self-Awareness: Lessons from the Lab-Rats