Smile at Opposition

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You’ve probably heard me say that a new idea gets it’s first negative response in 3 seconds and if you’re dealing with polite people, 10 seconds. Let me share an example of how some people can have a knee-jerk reaction against change. I was in Montgomery, Alabama, recently and read a story on the front page of the Montgomery Advertiser. It seems there was a proposal to merge two technical colleges that were across town from each other. The two would stay where they were and their names would stay the same except that there would now be one administration, not two, running both. The newspaper reported, and I’m reading this now, “A group calling itself the Montgomery Concerned Citizens Coalition is arguing that Trenholm should stay independent…A coalition leader said…”We don’t really know (what our concerns are) because we don’t have enough information to know what is planned. We just really want the school to remain as is without the merger.” Unquote.

Now, I don’t know if this merger is a good idea or not but I do know that when it comes to change, no matter what the idea is or who has it, you can always expect people to oppose it — even before they hear the details. My advice to you, when you hear opposition to your great ideas, just smile and know it’s a natural part of the process of getting people to change.

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