Day 8 Gates of widsom... and more cases

Enter to grow in wisdom
Dexter Gate

Sunday was spent reading and doing laundry.  Four more cases brings my count to 20. Am still thinking about the Locke College case that was written in the mid-90's and masked to describe a situation that dates back to the early 1800's and we still face the same issues. Issues of curriculum, fear of change, market vs mission continue today.

This week we take up more leadership issues, financial management, transitions, and change. Am looking forward to the discussion on change. The Jacobs book, Management Rewired speaks to the neuroscience of change and management. The article we read for the session described people's inability to change as an immunity to change... like change is a disease. Not sure I agree with the author, who will be with us on Monday so it should prove an interesting conversation. There are a few things I can say about change with a high degree of confidence:

1. it is not easy 
2. it feels like pain because that is how the brain perceives it 
3. it takes longer than anyone expects
4. it can happen given time to absorb and internalize and; 
5. it is NOT a disease. No one is immune.

I went up to Harvard Square to grab a coffee and read some more... I passed by the Dexter Gate (one of the many gates that lead to the yard/campus) and saw the inscription. Couldn't help but grab the picture and the words, "enter to grow in wisdom".  Indeed.
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