16th October, 2009 - Embrace Change (But Don't Slip the Tongue)

We have been going through a small period of minor upheaval at work after a period of reasonable stability. We have had one member of staff leave, and several other of the ladies in the office are due to take maternity leave. If they all the babies have webbed feet like the man from the stationary company, then questons will be asked, although I expect that we may be able to demand a discount on Post Its.

All of thiss has all led us into a period of trying to re-shuffle things to manage all the changes and absences.I don’t think that anyone particularly likes change at work (unless the change is a big promotion, less responsibility, and your own executive retreat in the Cayman Islands). But I take the view that it is inevitable, and if you don’t roll your sleeves up and try to get through the choppy waters, then the storm is likely to claim you.

Stability in the workplace is much undervalued. I suspect that Man Utd would not have been as successful if they had chopped and changed their manager. Now, my firm is clearly not Man Utd (we don't have a big enough squad for a start, and to be honest, we are lacking pace on the left wing), but, if we can get through this next spell, we have a shot at having a fair run in the League Cup.