Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Getting out there

Today is the day! I'm going to start a blog. I have a title, I have a topic, I have a plan...I sit down, log in and find out -- I have no computer access of any kind to anything.

The Luddite in me pops to the surface. This time it's only me. What if it was the whole team? What if it was the whole organization? What if it was the whole world? I have no Internet access; no access to my calendar; no e-mail; no agenda for my next meeting; no idea where the next meeting is.... Approaching panic mode.

Our book trucks are empty, because we are going electronic. What are we doing? What happens when we have no oil, when the grid fails, when the electronic world collapses and the barbarians are at the door?

Right now I take a deep breath, and call IT. I still have a paper and pencil and the IT guy is working behind the scenes to get me back on track.

And in the end, I am reminded of two things:
  • Change is hard, and rather scary
  • Agility takes a lot of concentration

So here we go.