Today I want to be less pedantic than I have been recently
and have some fun. I've already written about John Kotter in my blog “A Sense of
Urgency”. Now I have gone ahead and read his fable about change, Our Iceberg is Melting. It is about a
penguin colony in Antarctica. A group of penguins live as they have for many
years. Then one curious bird discovers a potentially devastating problem
threatening their home. Initially hardly anyone listens. The fable tells about
resistance to change and how dramatic change was successfully brought about.
The characters are familiar in our own lives and work. You can even decide
which character in the drama describes you best.
Kotter believes in the power of stories to communicate
important ideas with emotional impact. Read this story. Share it with others on
your team. Talk about his Eight Steps and how to accomplish them in your electronic health record implementation. There is even a website with more tips and, of
course, materials for sale.
