Change

One of my favorite blogs is the podcast site, iinnovate. They recently did an interview with Carly Fiorina, and I'm listening to it this morning as I work. Great interview.

Here are a couple of things that she said:

"Change is always very difficult. It's always resisted. It's particularly difficult with a large, tradition-bound, old company like HP was. But that's also, frankly, the challenge and the joy of leadership. Because that's what leadership is all about - it's about changing things.

"There is always opposition to change. Some people resist; [successful change happens] because more people embrace the need for change and find common ground."

I also love that she said that successful change is not about winning a fight, but about finding more allies than opposition. Where can we agree, and from there, how do we move ahead?

And this:

"If you put the right technology, the right tools, the right capabilities of web 2.0, for example, into the hands of consumers - individuals - then you can accelerate the transformation of industries. That's really exciting. Because I think there are a whole set of industries that are being transformed because the individual, coupled with the right technology, can drive the change."

by Brett Rogers, 5/24/2007 11:37:31 AM
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I really enjoyed reading her book. It helped me get an understanding of Carly before interviewing her.

Thanks for listening to us, and stay tuned!

Min Liu
http://iinnovate.blogspot.com

Posted by Min Liu, 5/25/2007 1:37:31 AM