Before You Introduce a Change You Need to Allow People to Say Goodbye

People need time to process change before it happens

If you’ve ever had the opportunity to work at a summer camp, you’ll know it’s one of the best “jobs” you’ll ever have. I use the word job in inverted commas intentionally because more often than not it doesn’t feel like work at all. There are deep and meaningful conversations with people who start to feel more like your family than your colleagues. There is the cold embrace of a dip in the lake after a late afternoon game of…