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What Must Die? A Poem for Organizational Transformation

November 18, 2009 by David Zinger 4 Comments

In a flap

butterfly

Can you spare some change

for organizational transformation?

Will our rigid cocoon pyramidal structure

morph into a vibrant butterfly of co-created conversations?

Will we become what we are capable of becoming,

Or get stuck on a stick on inertia,

Overtaxed capacity leaving barely enough energy to change toilet paper rolls?

If you want change

You must determine what will die

Because daring to only want more is a recipe for diminished energy to make anything happen.

We must let go, loosen up and say no

Let the ending lead to the beginning

To transform our no into a constructive yes

of a conversational co-created authentic community

that cannot be reigned in by some static org chart

putting people into boxes and communication into lines.

Pause to hear the flapping of distant wings.

[Photo Credit: Lime butterfly on Flickr]

Filed Under: Employee Engagement, Working Poems - Zingers

Comments

  1. Scott Span says

    November 19, 2009 at 9:19 am

    David, I love the use of creativity. As a person who often writes poetry to express myself, for some odd reason it never occurred to me to use it in my work. Do I see another short book idea?

  2. David Zinger says

    November 19, 2009 at 9:43 am

    Good vision Scott,
    We may put the poems and cartoon together for new views of the workplace.
    David

  3. Jan Atkinson says

    November 19, 2009 at 4:16 pm

    Wonderful Poem David..not unlike the truths of Buddhist poetry..real and honest.

  4. David Zinger says

    November 19, 2009 at 5:10 pm

    Jan,
    What a wonderful compliment: Buddha-like, real, honest. Thank you so much.
    David

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