Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

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They must be recognized, collected and communicated – early and often – to track progress and energize volunteers to persist. Glaciers around the world can range from ice that is several hundred to several thousand years old and provide a scientific record of how climate has changed over time. So he decided to turn a story about a group of penguins and a melting iceberg to illustrate the process and tools of a successful change. Right now, the Greenland ice sheet is disappearing four times faster than in 2003 and already contributes 20% of current sea level rise. Produce Short-Term Wins: When other penguins got involved they started achieving short term goals which were necessary on the way to the end result.

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Of course the one leader that is female is a nagging, self-important bitch who has no patience for anyone else. The dramatic meeting, Louis’s “we are not an iceberg” speech, Buddy’s storytelling about the seagull, the countless ice-posters, and the talking circles began to have the desired effect. Fred, a low-ranking quirky penguin discovers that the iceberg on which the colony has lived for unknown generations is melting and is likely to fracture. Empower others to act: The team found ways to include other penguins to become part of the solution.

Increased salinity encourages the development of convection currents and the formation of bottom water (masses of cold and dense water). We are most likely to change something because of what we have gone through, not because of what we see in a data table .

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Or maybe you are trying to convince your management that by changing a few things, the company could save so much money and time but they refuse to listen to you.If everyone is for the change, it will be so much easier to make because you won’t have anyone dragging their feet. But it also means looking to the future, focused on reducing the heat-trapping gases in our atmosphere that will bring damaging consequences as our planet warms. Como dije, casi siempre estamos con personas, así que saber cambiar con ellos me puede ayudar mucho.

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To the team these felt like short-term wins, and it kept the penguins motivated to keep working on towards the solution. I know that change is inevitable and that people are more often than not resistant to change, hence the need for change management.

Through their clever tactics they overcame skepticism and challenged old traditions to leap into a better more sustainable future.