Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

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Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

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This iceberg is not who we are. It is only where we now live. We are smarter, stronger, and more capable than the seagulls. So why can’t we do what they have done, and better? We are not chained to this piece of ice. We can leave it behind us. Let it melt to the size of a fish. Let it break into one thousand pieces. We will find other places to live that are safer . . . and better! When necessary, we will move again. We will never have to put our families at risk from the sort of terrible danger we face today. We will prevail!”

How icebergs really melt—and what this could mean for climate

With the rise of the jejune, it makes me wonder if people who received MBA's in grad school are those who changed degrees after they failed basket weaving classes. If your iceberg is sinking, Mr. Organizational Man, then consider taking this advice from a band called Tool: Learn to Swim. A good book about change management narrated in a very simplistic language and in the method of storytelling. The book helps businesses and communities move from old to new territories to cope with their own environment. The main theme of the book is how change can be very difficult and it should be worked out with good planning and team effort. The 8 phases of change management according to Kottler are:Our Iceberg is Melting presents as a children's book: it is in large print with colourful illustrations - a five year old probably would enjoy it, if they had the patience to sit for the 45 minutes it takes to read. It is the story of an Emperor Penguin colony faced with a potentially devastating problem that is threatening their home. 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. The story charts how a small group lead the colony through the process of coming up with a solution and effecting their plan. A fun and interesting fable using the story of a colony of Emperor Penguins as a metaphor for how an organization can go about making a needed change. Develop the change, vision and strategy. Clarify how the future will be different from the past, and how you can make that future a reality. Strong action on climate change means preparing communities for impacts that are happening now. 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. Removing barriers such as inefficient processes and hierarchies provides the freedom necessary to work across silos and generate real impact.

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Ocean circulation is the reason that Britain isn't as cold as Alberta, Canada, despite being at similar latitudes," Mr Hester said. Our Iceberg is Melting is a powerful illustration of Kotter's Eight Step Process of Successful Change outlined in his book Leading Change: This particular fable takes up only two cds, and a great deal of the second cd consists of the two authors answering questions and talking about the way that the fable has been put into practice at various unnamed companies. As for the story itself, we begin with Fred, a young but intelligent and curious penguin who finds evidence that the iceberg is melting and seeks to help the penguin colony avoid disaster. He goes to Alice, a somewhat bold and radical member of the ruling council, manages to convince Louis, the head of the colony, who then mobilizes support to include Buddy, a friendly but not very bright penguin, and the Professor, a very intelligent and well-respected older penguin, to manage the change. NoNo, who is in sharp opposition to change, seeks to derail the change effort, and the penguin colony has to deal with seagulls, the problem of feeding scouts, and elementary school teachers who are giving their children nightmares, but ultimately the colony is successful and decides upon a life of wandering from iceberg to iceberg without putting down permanent roots, which shows the way the writers tend to think about the contemporary business world. Clarify how the future will be different from the past and how you can make that future a reality through initiatives linked directly to the vision. In icebergs moving in oceans, the melting on the base can be up to 30 percent faster than in old models."Fred was determined to prove his case. The colony was governed by a Leadership Council (sound familiar?). Fred elected to convince Alice, one of the Council members, by taking her to the melting point. After proving his point to Alice, he was invited to present at a Leadership Council meeting. Fred was met with continued skepticism but did his homework and knew the best delivery method for obtaining buy in from the colony leadership. Through an iceberg model and a glass bottle, Fred was successful in convincing the Council of the urgency of the situation. Tradition dies a hard death. Culture changes with as much difficulty in penguin colonies as in human colonies. But with this colony, culture did change.” People are less likely to change themselves and others based on data and analysis than on compelling experiences.” John P. Kotter. This quote caught my attention because I realized that we don't change by the data, but from what we have learned by experiences that had an impact on us. We are most likely to change something because of what we have gone through, not because of what we see in a data table . In my personal experience when I make a changes is because of past experiences. I also learn better from experience not form theory. When you only know the theory, when it comes to putting it in practice it is really difficult. When you learn from experience, most likely, you are able to do a better job when it comes to putting in practice. This quote opened my eyes to realize that not everything is theory. As to whether this book will actually change the way people react to change… well, the verdict is still out on that. We’re busy with change management at work, so I’ll reserve judgment until sometime next year. Large-scale change can only occur when massive numbers of people rally around a common opportunity.

melting? | Pages | WWF Why are glaciers and sea ice melting? | Pages | WWF

I knew it was time to leave the corporate world when our vice-president, a friend who had been a truly smart woman when we first started to work together, bought 300 copies of this trendy 2006 business fable* (involving penguins and melting icebergs) for the entire division.

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Today, about 10% of land area on Earth is covered with glacial ice. Almost 90% is in Antarctica, while the remaining 10% is in the Greenland ice cap. Develop the change vision and strategy: The inspiration from the seagull led to a solution which would change the way the penguins lived. They would become a nomad colony that moved to locations suitable for living if where they were currently living was not safe. This would be a big change to the penguins who had lived in one location for years and were used to their current way of life. To test these models, the researchers developed the first realistic small-scale simulations of melting ice in salt water. Most of the denizens of the Antarctic penguin colony sneer at Fred, the quiet but observant scout who detects worrying signs that their home, an iceberg, is melting. Fred must cleverly convince and enlist key players, such as Louis, the head penguin; Alice, the number two bird; the intractable NoNo the weather expert; and a passle of school-age penguins if he is to save the colony. We need to remind the birds of what they have heard, and remind them all the time. The meeting this morning was brief. Some of the colony were not here. The message is radical. We need much more communication—every day, everywhere.”

Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any

In diesem Buch wird auf eine wundervolle Weise gezeigt, wie wir Veränderungen begegnen und wie wir das Beste daraus machen. Mit einer Kolonie von Pinguinen und dem Problem eines schmelzendes Eisberges wird aufgezeigt, welche Möglichkeiten wir haben, wenn wir sie denn ergreifen - und auch, wenn wir uns dagegen wehren. The characters in the story—Fred, Alice, Louis, Buddy, the Professor, and NoNo—are like people you probably recognize in your own organization, including yourself. Their tale is one of resistance to change and heroic action, seemingly intractable obstacles and clever tactics for dealing with those obstacles. The penguins offer an inspiring model as we all struggle to adapt to new circumstances.I know that change is inevitable and that people are more often than not resistant to change, hence the need for change management. This little book sets out to make it a bit easier to relate to, and to highlight the importance of change and the pitfalls of change management. It also attempts to discuss the dangers of not changing in a dynamic environment. Dr. Vasil, who is Mr Hester's Ph.D. supervisor, said: "Before Eric started his Ph.D. the computational tools to model these kinds of systems didn't really exist. In der heutigen Gesellschaft wird das Thema Veränderungen gross geschrieben - auch an mir geht es nicht einfach so vorbei.



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