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What Dick Fosbury Tought Me About Innovation and Change

by Martin Webster 

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    Doing the Fosbury flop.
    Leading Innovation and Change

    I wrote about leading innovation and change and how Dick Fosbury changed the way high jumpers came over the bar in Excellence in Leadership.

    When you believe in something that’s when it’s time to really to go for it. – Dick Fosbury

    In this video Dick Fosbury explains what motivated him to change the rules … to innovate and change.

    This video may not be available for viewing from some countries. As an alternative, try using a proxy service, e.g. http://www.ssyoutube.com/watch?v=nJdSwrAaCQU.

    Dare to Change the Rules ― Innovation and Change

    Innovation is not thinking different. It is doing something different. In times of change, leaders make one of three choices. They:

    1. oppose change and become part of the problem,
    2. cope with change, making adjustments to deal with the change whilst unwittingly supporting those who oppose it, or
    3. respond to change and take response-ability.

    Those who oppose change or attempt to cope with it are reactive and self-centred. Their view of the world is one-dimensional. They resist or find workarounds because they think change is the problem .

    It’s a case of “us versus them.” Or, “they are the problem.”

    Innovation and change isn’t present.

    Innovation and change only occurs when we have ownership and intent. Innovation and change happens when we learn to see problems through the eyes of others.

    In understanding and identifying with the interests and needs of others we acknowledge and respond to their worldview.

    We learn to see the same situation from a different perspective.

    What’s more, responsive leaders are open to problems and to people’s concerns, and organise their actions based on other considerations. They keep an eye on the aims of the intended change.

    This is innovation and change in practice.

    It is daring to change the rules! It is breaking from the norm or the status quo.

    That’s what Dick Fosbury did. He dared to reach new heights.

    Innovation and change is about believing in what is possible. It is relating to change in a new way by doing what is needed to bring us closer to what we want rather than what is impossible.

    I believe leadership and innovation is about bringing new realities into existence.

    What does innovation and change mean to you?

    Creative Commons image courtesy c-reel.com.

    Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Do Tagged With: Dick Fosbury, Innovation, Innovation and Change, Leading Change, Leading Innovation, Self Awareness, Videos

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