Indore: Only change is permanent. And a successful businessmen or a professional, in order to survive, need to realise the impending changes and must have an attitude of adopting the same.
This was one of the major take aways from the webinar organized by Indore Management Association held on Tuesday. The subject of the webinar was ‘Unfolding Secrets: The IMA Way “Reader’s Clique” based on the book “Who moved my cheese?” The narrator for the session was Aryama Sanyal-Director, Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, Indore. Sanyal was among the pioneer women Air Traffic Controllers, who broke the glass ceiling to become the first women Air Traffic Controller to get Area Control Centre rating, Kolkata International Airport.
Sanyal, who started the session, said “Who moved my cheese?” session was to sanitize everyone on “Change Management”. In present times, when, due to Covid-19, the entire country is under lockdown, it is very pertinent to sanitize all on change management so that they can cope fast with harsh changes and do not develop stress.
Speaking on “What is your cheese?”, she said “Cheese” -- a metaphor for what we want to have in life, whether it is a job, a relationship, money, big house, freedom, health, recognition, spiritual peace, or even an activity like jogging. Each of us have our own concept of cheese; if we get it, we often get attached to it. And, if we lose it, or it’s taken away, it can be traumatic.
Key Takeaways of session:
Change Happens - They keep moving the cheese. Dave Clark accepted that change is inevitable. Amazon is constantly updating their business systems to meet the demands of their customers.
Anticipate Change - Get ready for the cheese to move. Dave expected things to change so he was not surprised when Amazon changed their payment system.
Monitor Change - Smell the cheese often so you know when it’s getting old. Dave was able to anticipate change because he kept up with the latest news about Amazon. He talked with other authors and paid attention to the frequent emails Amazon sent him.
Adapt to Change quickly - The quicker you let go of old cheese the sooner you can enjoy new cheese. Dave knew that hanging around and complaining would not change Amazon’s payment system so instead he quickly adapted to the change.
Change - Move with the cheese. To adapt to the change Dave thought of ways to boost the sales with the new payment system. Through brainstorming and creative thinking he was able to come up with several techniques that would encourage the reader to read more pages in his books. One technique was to combine books that weren’t selling into one that was that way the reader was likely to read everything, as a result his sales began increasing again.