CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS

CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS

SLOW DEATH - A Teaching Story

By 

VIKRAM KARVE 

I once read a teaching story called “Slow Death” which encapsulates the art of change management. 

Here is the story for you to read:

SLOW DEATH

If you try to place a frog in a pot of boiling water the frog will immediately try to scramble out.

Now try this.

Gently place the frog in a pot of water which is at normal room temperature and don’t scare him.

The frog will stay put and remain in the water.

Now place the pot of water with the frog on a stove on a very slow fire so that the temperature of the water starts changing very very gradually, so that the rise in temperature is hardly discernible.

You may observe something very interesting happening.

As the temperature rises slowly the frog will do nothing.

At first, the frog may show every sign of enjoying himself.

As the temperature gradually increases, the frog will start becoming groggier and groggier until he is unable to climb out of the pot.

Though there is nothing restraining him, the frog will sit there and peacefully boil to death in the water.

Why?

Because the frog’s internal apparatus for sensing threats to survival is geared up to react to sudden changes in his environment. The frog cannot discern slow, gradual change in temperature.

It’s the same with us, isn’t it? 

Whereas we can easily detect sudden and large changes we sometimes cannot perceive gradual incremental changes in a situation.

We react to sudden big changes but tend to accept slow small changes. 

For example, take the fuel price hikes - sudden large changes in cost of LPG, Petrol and Diesel has everyone up in arms, but small incremental changes at regular intervals achieve the same results without much reaction as most people do not even discern the change. 

MORAL OF THE STORY

This story is generally narrated to illustrate the concept that change management must be a slow gradual process.  This concept is the key to implementing Change Management - for harmonious change management you must bring in the change slowly, gradually and seamlessly so that the change is almost imperceptible. 

UNCONVENTIONAL MORAL OF THE STORY

But there is a much more interesting inference from this story. 

Do you believe in the concept of LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE? 

You do? 

Then, better be ready to change your ideas.

Conventional wisdom says that one learns from experience but this story debunks this theory and in fact highlights that the fact that the concept of learning from experience is in fact a delusion.

Yes, the theory of learning from experience is a fallacy. 

And as this story illustrates, in some cases relying on learning from experience may make you complacent, like it happened to the frog who comfortably boils to death. 

Sometimes, learning from experience can be dangerous and counterproductive. 

In fact, sometimes it is better to “empty your cup” and start afresh. 

VIKRAM KARVE

Copyright © Vikram Karve 2012

Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work. 

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HOW TO QUIT DRINKING THE EASY WAY - ALCOHOL DE-ADDICTION MADE SIMPLE

This morning someone told me he wants to quit drinking. 

I told him it is easy. 

Here's how to quit drinking the easy way - a piece I wrote many years ago, once more for your perusal.

If you want to quit drinking or smoking or some other habit, do try it out, or tell a friend who wants to change his lifestyle. 

Force Field Analysis technique worked for me. 

Does it work your you?

Dear Reader, do comment and give me your feedback.

QUIT DRINKING THE EASY WAY

ALCOHOL DE-ADDICTION MADE SIMPLE

THE FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS METHOD
By
VIKRAM KARVE

Many years ago, at work, I used to employ a Management Technique called Force Field Analysis in Project Management.

Now I improvise the Force Field Analysis Model to great effect and success, in my personal life too for self improvement, to break bad habits – to change my life for the better.

So can you.

Let me give you an example.

It was a tough and stressful working day.

It was hot and humid, I was tired, sweating profusely, my throat parched with thirst, and as I walked home late in the evening, I found myself opposite my favourite bar.

I stood outside the bar and looked yearningly at my favourite watering hole. I was tempted, overcome by a strong craving, desperate to have a glass of chilled beer.

Nothing to beat a glass of cold beer to drive my blues away – the “panacea” to my “stressed-out” state!

But I did not go into the bar.

Instead, I rushed to the nearest Chaatwala and had some pani-puri.

The moment I put the first pani-puri in my mouth, the intense overpowering medley of sweet and sour, pungently hot, fiery and spicy flavor of the chutneys, jal jeera and “pani” overwhelmed me and made my craving thirst for beer disappear pretty fast and enabled me to stick my resolve of giving up drinking.

I had suitably improvised the concept of “Force Field Analysis” to break my drinking habit and then keep it that way.

Long back, I had quit smoking too, and to stay that way, make sure I did not start smoking again, I had used force field analysis with great success.

Force Field Analysis provides a framework for looking at the factors or forces that influence a situation or activity.

Restraining Forces are those which inhibit or discourage the occurrence of a particular activity

and

Driving Forces are those which promote, facilitate and encourage the occurrence of the same activity.

Let’s say Driving Forces are positive anchors

and

Restraining Forces are negative anchors

(similar to the anchors in NLP)

Let’s take the case of drinking. 

Sit down, close your eyes, and introspect.

Can you identify the stimuli, the triggers, and the situations, the driving forces, which create in you the desire and give rise to the urge to drink?

These driving forces can be anything, internal and external, tangible or intangible. These driving forces that encourage you to drink can be people, situations, events, parties, tendencies, moods, foods, social factors, organizational trends, practices, norms.

Do a simple exercise.

For the next week, or even a month, be yourself, live as you do, but mindfully record all the occasions on which you had alcohol and carefully list the driving forces that motivated you to drink.

Was it a social event, party, friends, as an aperitif before some gourmet food, a sip of rum to enhance the pleasure of smoking, a shot of tequila to get you dancing, a drink of whisky to get you in the “creative” mood, a potent exotic cocktail for reducing inhibitions or enhancing excitement as a prelude to sex, a quick shot of booze to pep you up and eliminate your tiredness, a neat shot of rum or whisky down the hatch to dive you Dutch Courage, a few drinks in company of friends to enhance your happiness, celebration, drinking in solitude to get rid of depression, boredom, or to obliterate memories of some people, sad memories, in moods of self pity, jealousy, inner craving, addiction…?

Do it thoughtfully and make an exhaustive list of the driving forces that urge you to drink alcohol.

Now, make a list of restraining forces that discourage or inhibit you from drinking.

Introspect – for you what are those things that restrain you from drinking.

Concern for health. Wife’s nagging. Physical Exercise. Values, religious and cultural taboos, regulations like prohibition and no drinking zones, work and hobbies, social encouragement of temperance?

Some types of foods too are effective restraining forces.

For me, pani-puri, bhel, jal jeera, lassi are quite effective.

Also I lose the urge to drink after a hearty fulfilling satiating meal.

Through self-awareness, mindful living and personal experience, record these restraining forces meticulously.

Now all you have to do to quit drinking is the following:

1. Strengthen the restraining forces (that restrain you from drinking)

2. Mitigate and weaken the driving forces (that cause a craving for alcohol or urge you to drink)

and, most importantly,

3. Where possible, change direction of some driving forces and convert driving forces into restraining forces by using techniques from concepts like NLP, 4T etc or, best of all, your own improvised techniques (like the in lieu substitution method I have evolved for myself).

Learn how to tactfully and effectively avoid drinking.

Suppose your friends try to force you, taunt you saying you are a sissy, spoil sport, killjoy etc simply say, "I really must go," and leave the place.

Remember what Epictetus said: 

If you want to do something make a habit of it
If you want not to do something refrain from doing it.

I have also read somewhere:

If want to be happily married, remain in the company of happily married people.

Always be with likeminded people whom you want to emulate.

If you want to stop drinking try to be in the company of non-drinkers.

Avoid situations which encourage drinking or elicit craving for alcohol.

Substitute healthy activities like physical exercise, recreation and creative hobbies instead of drinking.

If you are serious about giving up drinking, you may even have to change your lifestyle, your friends, and your activities as some of these may be driving forces which egg you on to have a drink.

Identify your stimuli, triggers, situations, people and anchors, internal and external, tangible and intangible – the driving forces that create in you the urge to have a drink, encourage and facilitate drinking and mitigate these driving forces by improvising force field analysis as it suits you best.

Force Field Analysis works for me.

Dear Reader, do let me know if it works for you.

VIKRAM KARVE
Copyright © Vikram Karve 2012
Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.
© vikram karve., all rights reserved.

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A creative person with a zest for life, Vikram Karve is a retired Naval Officer turned full time writer. Educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU Varanasi, The Lawrence School Lovedale and Bishops School Pune, Vikram has published two books: COCKTAIL a collection of fiction short stories about relationships (2011) and APPETITE FOR A STROLL a book of Foodie Adventures (2008) and he is currently working on his novel. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles in magazines and journals for many years before the advent of blogging. Vikram has taught at a University as a Professor for almost 15 years and now teaches as a visiting faculty and devotes most of his time to creative writing. Vikram lives in Pune India with his family and muse - his pet dog Sherry with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts. 

Vikram Karve Academic and Creative Writing Journal: http://karvediat.blogspot.com
Professional Profile Vikram Karve: http://www.linkedin.com/in/karve
Vikram Karve Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/vikramkarve
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Email: vikramkarve@sify.com        

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NEVER "LEARN" FROM EXPERIENCE - IT COULD BE DANGEROUS

LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE

SLOW DEATH - A Teaching Story

By 

VIKRAM KARVE 

Do you believe in the concept of LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE? 

You do? Then, here is the story for you to read...

If you try to place a frog in a pot of boiling water the frog will immediately try to scramble out.

Now try this.

Gently place the frog in a pot of water which is at normal room temperature and don’t scare him.

The frog will stay put and remain in the water.

Now place the pot of water with the frog on a stove on a very slow fire so that the temperature of the water starts changing very very gradually, so the rise in temperature is hardly discernible.

You may observe something very interesting happening.

As the temperature rises slowly the frog will do nothing.

At first, the frog may show every sign of enjoying himself.

As the temperature gradually increases, the frog will start becoming groggier and groggier until he is unable to climb out of the pot.

Though there is nothing restraining him, the frog will sit there and peacefully boil to death in the water.

Why?

Because the frog’s internal apparatus for sensing threats to survival is geared up to react to sudden changes in his environment, not to slow, gradual change.

It’s the same with us, isn’t it?  

This story is generally narrated to illustrate the concept that change management must be a slow gradual process. 

But there is a much more interesting inference from this story. 

Conventional wisdom says that one learns from experience but this story debunks this theory and in fact highlights that the fact that the concept of learning from experience is in fact a delusion, a fallacy, and in some cases relying on learning from experience may make you complacent. 


In fact, sometimes it is better to "empty your cup" and start afresh. 

VIKRAM KARVE

Copyright © Vikram Karve 2011

Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.

© vikram karve., all rights reserved.

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About Vikram Karve

A creative person with a zest for life, Vikram Karve is a retired Naval Officer turned full time writer. Educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU Varanasi, The Lawrence School Lovedale and Bishops School Pune, Vikram has published two books: COCKTAIL a collection of fiction short stories about relationships (2011) and APPETITE FOR A STROLL a book of Foodie Adventures (2008) and is currently working on his novel and a book of vignettes and short fiction. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories, creative non-fiction articles on a variety of topics including food, travel, philosophy, academics, technology, management, health, pet parenting, teaching stories and self help in magazines and published a large number of professional research papers in journals and edited in-house journals for many years, before the advent of blogging. Vikram has taught at a University as a Professor for almost 14 years and now teaches as a visiting faculty and devotes most of his time to creative writing. Vikram lives in Pune India with his family and muse - his pet dog Sherry with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts.

Vikram Karve Academic and Creative Writing Journal: http://karvediat.blogspot.com
Professional Profile Vikram Karve: http://www.linkedin.com/in/karve
Vikram Karve Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/vikramkarve
Vikram Karve Creative Writing Blog: http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com/blog/posts.htm
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Business Ethics Lecture Series - Part 35 - CHANGE MANAGEMENT

The Art of Change Management

SLOW DEATH

A Teaching Story

By 

VIKRAM KARVE 

 

I once read a teaching story called "Slow Death" which encapsulates the art of change management. 

Here is the story for you to read...

 

If you try to place a frog in a pot of boiling water the frog will immediately try to scramble out.

 

Now try this.

Gently place the frog in a pot of water which is at normal room temperature and don’t scare him.

The frog will stay put and remain in the water.

 

Now place the pot of water with the frog on a stove on a very slow fire so that the temperature of the water starts changing very very gradually so it’s hardly discernible.

 

You may observe something very interesting happening.

As the temperature rises slowly the frog will do nothing.

At first, the frog may show every sign of enjoying himself.

As the temperature gradually increases, the frog will start becoming groggier and groggier until he is unable to climb out of the pot.

 

Though there is nothing restraining him, the frog will sit there and peacefully boil to death in the water.

 

Why?

 

Because the frog’s internal apparatus for sensing threats to survival is geared up to react to sudden changes in his environment, not to slow, gradual change.

 

It’s the same with us, isn’t it?  

This concept is the key to implementing Change Management...you must bring in the change so slowly, gradually and seamlessly that it is imperceptible. 

There is one more inference from this story. Conventional wisdom says that one learns from experience but this story debunks this theory and in fact highlights that the fact that the concept of learning from experience is in fact a delusion, a fallacy, and in some cases experience may make you complacent. In fact, for effective change management you must first "empty your cup" and start afresh.

VIKRAM KARVE
Copyright © Vikram Karve 2010
Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.

© vikram karve., all rights reserved. 

VIKRAM KARVE educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU, The Lawrence School Lovedale, and Bishop's School Pune, is an Electronics and Communications Engineer by profession, a Human Resource Manager and Trainer by occupation, a Teacher by vocation, a Creative Writer by inclination and a Foodie by passion. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles in magazines and journals for many years before the advent of blogging. His delicious foodie blogs have been compiled in a book "Appetite for a Stroll". Vikram lives in Pune with his family and pet Doberman girl Sherry, with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts.

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Academic Journal Vikram Karve – http://karvediat.blogspot.com/
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Neuro Linguistic Programming - NLP - Self Improvement Part 3 - Perceptual Positions

PROBLEM SOLVING  - The First Step 

PERCEPTUAL POSITIONS - A Concept from NLP for analysing Problems and Ethical Situations 

By

VIKRAM KARVE

 

Both in the personal and professional domains of your life you will encounter situations where you have adopt a "detached" stance and view the situation from multiple perspectives. 

You cannot solve a problem if you are a part of the problem, especially an ethical dilemma.

I am sure you have heard people saying, “If I were in your position” or “I can see your point of view”.

 

Have you ever put yourself in someone else’s shoes and had the experience of seeing the world or situation through the eyes of someone else…?

 

Have you ever tried to be an observer, detached and rational, looking at a situation as if you are not a part of it…?

 

Understanding and empathising with other points of view is the sine qua non of effective communication.

 

Also, it is said, that to solve a problem you should not be a part of the problem or inside the problem, but view the problem from a distance.

 

The NLP concept of Perceptual Positions can help you see a situation, a problem, from different points of view, in new ways, dispassionately from a “distance” with emotional detachment. 

 

Yes, the first step towards solving a problem is to properly analyse the problem, get to the root cause, and this technique of perceptual positions will help you do that and facilitate implementation of Soft System Methodology, especially in the formulation of the CATWOE and SIPOC models, which is the next step in solving the problem .

 

The Five Perceptual Positions

FIRST POSITION

My Perspective or the Self Perspective: 

 

Seeing the situation or world completely through one’s own eyes. The first position enables you to be clear about what is important to you and discover your own personal values and beliefs. If one is in the first position one is very much within one’s own body and subject to strong emotional feelings. In NLP parlance the experience of being in the first position is called being “associated”. The disadvantages of being associated are that it may be difficult to critically review one’s own feelings and sometimes get swayed by emotions. The advantage of being associated is that one feels involved in the situation.

SECOND POSITION

Your Perspective or the “Other” Perspective:  

 

Seeing the situation or world from through the eyes of and from the point of view of someone else. This perceptual position will help you get into the other person’s shoes and get a sense of their perspective and how they see the situation. In common parlance, this is called empathy.  In NLP parlance the experience of being in the second position is called being “dissociated” as here, in contrast to the first position one is able to be detached and able to observe oneself from a different perspective. The disadvantage of being in a dissociated state is that it can de-sensitize emotional responses and give the impression of being cold and distant.

THIRD POSITION

The Observer Position: 

 

Looking at a situation as an external impartial observer dissociated and emotionally detached from the situation. This perceptual position will enable you to have a balanced approach, especially in emotionally charged situations. This entails both the individual and with whom she is interacting being observed at the same time from a distant position, outside all persons in the interaction - you may step back and “watch yourself watch yourself” – it is like seeing the situation on a movie screen.

FOURTH POSITION

The System Viewpoint or the Bird’s Eye View: 

 

Adopting a “systems approach” and looking at a situation from the perspective of the whole system, integrating perspectives of all stakeholders in the system using soft systems methodology in order to visualise the overall “system perspective”.

FIFTH POSITION

The Universal Perspective or the World View (Weltanschauung): 

 

Seeing the “whole picture” by analysing multiple perceptual positions. This is a most vital soft skill you must develop using various soft system models like CATWOE, Archetypes etc.

Close your eyes and think of various recent situations, especially situations of conflict, and the try to visualise the situations from different perceptual positions. 

 

You can consciously develop the ability to visualise and adopt different perceptual positions – not only will this help you improve your conflict management and decision making abilities but this will greatly enhance your communication skills.

You must be flexible and try to move between perceptual positions in a dynamic manner to achieve optimal results.

Spending too much time in the first perceptual position may lead you to be excessively emotional, self-centred and lacking in empathy while trying to always be in the second perceptual position may result in the “disease to please” leading to overemphasis in helping others to the detriment of your own interests and wellbeing.

Spending too much time in the third perceptual position may make you cold, hard-hearted, uncaring and insensitive towards others, so you must always try and develop the flexibility and agility to see different points of view from various perceptual positions.

A Triple Description entails considering the situation from the three basic perceptual positions – the first, the second and the third – and combining the experience. 

 

In the words of Robert Dilts: “Excellence is a passionate commitment to something from the self position. Wisdom is the ability to consciously move back and forth between self, other, and observer positions.”

As you consciously practice the concept of perceptual positions you will develop the ability of creative visualisation to shift between perceptual positions at will and this will enhance your resourceful thinking process and enhance your ability to deal effectively and positively with a variety of people and situations.

On a lighter note, this concept will help you in personal life situations too, especially as you grow older. For those of you "old fogies" - you must have observed that, as you grow older, slowly but surely, you are made to feel redundant, your views are not sought and you are relegated to a position of an observer. Adopting perceptual positions will make you enjoy various situations. And this will certainly help you in ascertaining divergent ethical perspectives of various stakeholders for ethical analysis in an ethical situation.

 

Let me paraphrase one of my favourite quotes:

If you want to be seen, stand up.

If you want to be heard, speak up.

If you want to be appreciated, shut up ... and enjoy the situation using the technique of perceptual positions.

Try out this NLP concept of Perceptual Positions – you will be amazed by the results.

 

 

VIKRAM KARVE 

Copyright © Vikram Karve 2010

Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.  

© vikram karve., all rights reserved.

VIKRAM KARVE educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU, The Lawrence School Lovedale, and Bishop's School Pune, is an Electronics and Communications Engineer by profession, a Human Resource Manager and Trainer by occupation, a Teacher by vocation, a Creative Writer by inclination and a Foodie by passion. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles in magazines and journals for many years before the advent of blogging. His delicious foodie blogs have been compiled in a book "Appetite for a Stroll". Vikram lives in Pune with his family and pet Doberman girl Sherry, with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts. 

Vikram Karve Creative Writing Blog - http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com/blog/posts.htm

Academic Journal Vikram Karve – http://karvediat.blogspot.com

Professional Profile of Vikram Karve - http://www.linkedin.com/in/karve 

Email: vikramkarve@sify.com
Foodie Book:  Appetite for a Stroll  

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