" I believe that to change the world the world needs to be willing to make the change for a better tomorrow"-Dr. Luciano Santini

Let us start with the word "Change" What is change and what does it mean to an individual and to a business?

Well let us take a look a the definition for the word;

As you can see there are many ways to change and but the one that sticks out the most for me is the first description of the word change. To make the form,nature, future course. What does this mean?

verb (used with object), changed, changing.

1.

to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion;

to change the course of history.

2.

to transform or convert (usually followed by into):

The witch changed the prince into a toad.

3.

to substitute another or others for; exchange for something else, usually of the same kind:

She changed her shoes when she got home from the office.

4.

to give and take reciprocally; interchange:

to change places with someone.

5.

to transfer from one (conveyance) to another:

You'll have to change planes in Chicago.

6.

to give or get an equivalent amount of money in lower denominations in exchange for:

to change a five-dollar bill.

To me it means that to make change you have to be able to realize into the future the change that needs to take place and what it it will look like before any change can happen. It is true that one person can make in the moment changes but these are what I like to call band-aid changes. These type of changes are not long term and they will actually hurt the individuals progress.

This quote says it all and so well.as individuals we are free to change at any time,but the problem is that most people are afraid of change itself and that is where the problem lies. The questions becomes prevalent when you see the struggles an individual faces when change needs to take place  and this happens because most individuals have no idea how to make the changes.

Let talk about change in businesses both for profit and for non profit organizations. In most cases organizations are also afraid of change but the difference in business as opposed to the changes for an individual is that it not only affects one person but many and thus the issues arise. I see so many organizations always speak and push the 3-5 year strategic plan. The problem with this plan is that it will take a minimum of 1 year before this plan is even implemented or it may take longer in which sometimes it does.

The reason is implementation and execution techniques that differ too much and the biggest reason of course is the knowledge an individual needs to accomplish the goal of implementation itself.By the time the 3-5 year plan starts you are already behind 3 years due to the movement of many things such as technology or the needs of people which when the plan was created was an immediate need and now the needs are different.

We need to have an understanding of the needs as an individual so we can see the future and the end results that we are trying to accomplish. In business it is the same thing  but with an added feature which is constant learning and constant developing of ideas to keep with constant change.

" I believe that to change the world the world needs to be willing to make the change for a better tomorrow"-Dr. Luciano Santini

By all means tell the world how good you are — but share the credit and reserve the blame.

You should let others know of your achievements, with these provisions: Do it with your actions first and make sure you share the credit with others who helped you along the way. A fundamental principle of leadership that has not changed over the centuries is: Share the credit for success with others, but take the blame for failures alone.