It Never Ceases to Amaze Me

Today's rapid pace of change has aggravated the challenges of planning. Too many organizations are led by those who don't understand the importance of rolling up your sleeves and doing the hard work necessary to develop a project or product that will be successful. We are seeing it in all industries and, most recently, in education. The influence of technology has fed the illusion that there is no need to deal with the people and process elements of good education. I recently encountered a study that suggests that teaching needs to be adapted to the technology rather than the other way around. Though I haven't read the research, on the surface, this is just wrong-headed and only goes to show us how we are not leveraging technology; rather, we're letting it manage us. That's the lazy approach and is indicative of a culture that's about to relinquish its privilege of independent thought and creativity.

"Wow, that's hard work!" Yes it is. Developing process that support business objectives while, at the same time, engaging the support of those who have to live with the results, is INDEED, hard work. If were easy, anyone could do it. If it were easy, all corporations would be successful. If it were easy...well, you get the picture.