As this Forbes article states, the newspaper industry is finding their traditional business model (advertising) disrupted by Google. Is that a bad thing? I don’t think so.
Businesses are run by people, so they sometime prefer predictable and comfortable environments. You know, the old if it ain’t broken…In many cases change is to be avoided at all costs. Leaders can talk a good game about managing change when it is thrust upon them. The best leaders welcome it before that day arrives…that day has arrived for the newspaper world.
I think about the number of years I sought security and comfort…it leaves me laughing and crying. Fortunately my scars give me something to speak from. 2006 has been a year of experiencing changes that look so different from my "normal." The familiar has been swept away.
But I’m Alive! I am more alive than ever before…welcoming change as friend and not an enemy. The musician Seal once wrote: "The future is my friend. It hurts, but it treats me well." He’s right…I’m a living example.
Remember, if changing (yourself or a business model) bothers you, then learning does to. You can’t have one without the other.