Re the quote about keep changing or your finished - Sometimes you need to 'stand still' in order to take stock of where you are, how you got there and therefore going forward which way is best. Change is good as long as it is change in the right direction and not change for changes sake. I think management play a very important role in creating a working environment that allows for 'change' - some management structures/approaches are like big old dinosaurs - so large and cumbersome that any movement forward is painfully slow and utilises far too much effort in order to take a small step forward!

Uhhh, the subject line of your e mail was, weigh in and win. A compelling headline, with a promise, that is not fulfilled in your blog entry. Where is the offer?

so,where is the prize? I come cause your subject also, don't tell it's a unfulfilled promise ^0^

Weigh in and win....I guess I could have written Free Sex and seen the results -- seems to work on the web.....but that wasnt the point -- my expectation for this blog as outlined in the first posting was that it be a place to build on thinking; ideas; concepts and that folks who took the time would do so becuase they viewed the transactions as being valuable for themselves and for others. weigh in -- means make yourself heard; share your thouhghts; take a gamble and put it all out there. win -- means learn something new; feel good about helping others; make the network work. Sorry to anyone who felt the offer was a fake -- I've already benefited..... PS -- Ive also been known to share amazon gift certificates with corresponders who really add value......

to lisa's comment: I agree that even changing needs (not: takes) it's time. unfortunately, I have the feeling that today "in this modern world" change often is seen as a means to an end. the ability to step back and think things over - at least for a while - has been amputated by all the blessing of modern communication. if we - for a moment - believe that our work is all about ideas, it is indeed the case that people - not only clients - are used to things getting done "in a minute". I mean - maybe Einstein woke up one morning, thinking "oh, what a nice day. I think today I'll change the laws of physics forever". (he was a genius, after all). then again, I think he just sat down, crunched his forehead and startet thinking. and boy, it took some time! so yes - he had the right environment, he had the requirements, he had the skills. but most importantly, he had the will to change things. like with politics, it's easy to say that companies should create the environment for change. but I have to say (and I'm an office head) that all the people in my office are "the company", so it's up to everyone to start thinking in order to start changing. yes, it might take some time (see einstein) - but that should be worth it.