Failures make us maleable and flexible enough to create change – and so it is with organizations and people; they must reach a tipping or capitulation point to create change. I see this everyday in turnaround / workout situations.

I have a baseball signed by every member of a Little League team – where I was the coach and we lost every game that season….I’m involved with an Arts Center that has tremendous potential; but due to the financial reality, will have to close for a short amount of time while a workout is achieved which will require sweeping changes. I tried to get there by suggesting the necessary changes – and was roundly & soundly booed – and now those changes are being forced on the organization….yes – watching an organization or loved one fail on their own is hard; but we are, if nothing – resilient…and eventually the important lessons are learned….if we make the choice to “go to school every day”; John Wooden has a quote something like this, “It’s what you learn after you know it all that really counts”….and so it is….