1. CHANGE MANAGEMENTBy Gabriel Lubale Phone: 0726 934441E-mail:
[email protected]: http://www.gabriellubale.com13th
November 20121
2. The 7 Principles ofChange Managementfrom the life of an
Eagle.Emulate these Principlesto succeed in ManagingChange in
the2Competitive World. 3. 7 Principles of the Eagles are:1. EAGLE
TESTS BEFORE IT TRUSTS.2. EAGLES PREPARE FOR CHANGE.3. EAGLES HAVE
STRONG VISION.4. EAGLES DO NOT EAT DEAD THINGS.5. EAGLES FLY WITH
EAGLES.6. EAGLES LOVE THE STORM.7. EAGLES SHED OFF OLD HABITS3 4.
1. EAGLE TESTS BEFORE ITTRUSTSThe Eagle tests before it trusts.
When a female eagle(there is the myth that this is called the
falcon) meetsa male and they want to mate, she flies down to
earthwith the male pursuing her and she picks a twig. Sheflies back
into the air with the male pursuing her.Once she has reached a
height high enough forher, she lets the twig fall to the ground and
watches itas it falls. The male chases after the twig. The faster
itfalls, the faster he chases it. He has to catch it beforeit falls
to the ground. He then brings it back to thefemale eagle.4 5. 1.
EAGLE TESTS BEFORE ITTRUSTS contd Again, the female eagle grabs the
twig and flies to a higher altitude and then drops the twig for the
male to chase. This goes on for hours, with the height increasing
until the female eagle is assured that the male eagle has mastered
the art of catching the twig which shows commitment. Then and only
then, will she allow him to mate with her. Lesson 1 : Whether in
private life or in business, one should test commitment of people
intended for partnership.5 6. 1. EAGLE TESTS BEFORE IT TRUSTS
..contd6 7. 2. EAGLES PREPARE FORCHANGEWhen ready to lay eggs, the
female and male eagleidentify a place very high on a cliff where no
predatorscan reach. The male flies to earth and picks thornsand
lays them on the crevice of the cliff, then flies toearth again to
collect twigs which he lays in theintended nest. He flies back to
earth and picks thornslaying them on top of the twigs. He flies
back to earthand picks soft grass to cover the thorns. When
thisfirst layering is complete the male eagle runs back toearth and
picks more thorns, lays them on the nest;runs back to get grass it
on top of the thorns, then7plucks his feathers to complete the
nest. 8. 2.EAGLES PREPARE FORCHANGE8 9. 2. EAGLES PREPARE FOR
CHANGE ..contd The thorns on the outside of the nest protect it
from possible intruders. Both male and female eagles participate in
raising the eagle family. She lays the eggs and protects them; he
builds the nest and hunts. During the time of training the young
ones to fly, the mother eagle throws the eaglets out of the nest.
Because they are scared, they jump into the nest again. Next, she
throws them out and9then takes off the soft layers of the 10. 2.
EAGLES PREPARE FOR CHANGE .. contdWhen the scaredeaglets again jump
intothe nest, they arepricked by thorns.Shrieking and bleedingthey
jump out again thistime wondering why themother and father wholove
them so much aretorturing them.10 11. 2. EAGLES PREPARE FOR CHANGE
.. contdNext, mother eaglepushes them off the cliffinto the air. As
theyshriek in fear, fathereagle flies out andcatches them up on
hisback before they falland brings them back tothe cliff. This goes
onfor sometime until theystart flapping their11wings. They get
excited 12. 2. EAGLES PREPARE FOR CHANGE .. contdThe preparation of
the nest teaches us toprepare for changes; the preparation for
thefamily teaches us that active participation ofboth partners
leads to success; the beingpricked by the thorns tells us that
sometimesbeing too comfortable where we are mayresult into our not
experiencing life, notprogressing and not learning at all. The
thornsof life come to teach us that we need to12grow, get out of
the nest and live on. We may 13. 2. EAGLES PREPARE FOR CHANGE ..
contdLesson 2: The people who loveus do not let us languish in
slothbut push us hard to grow andprosper. Even in their
seeminglybad actions they have goodintentions for us.13 14. 3.
EAGLES HAVE STRONG VISION Eagles have strong vision. They have the
ability to focus on something up to five kilometers away. When an
eagle sights his prey, it narrows the focus on it and sets out to
get it. No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move its focus
from the prey until it grabs the prey. Lesson 3 : Have a vision and
remain14 focused no matter what the obstacle and you will succeed.
You cant hit a target 15. 3. EAGLES HAVE STRONG VISION15 16.
4.EAGLES DO NOT EAT DEAD THINGS.Eagles do noteat deadthings.
Theyfeed only onfresh prey.Vultures eatdead16carcasses, but 17. 4.
EAGLES DO NOT EAT DEAD THINGS.Lesson 4 : Becareful with whatyou
allow youreyes to see andears tohear, especiallyin, other
peoplessmall talks moviesand on TV. Steerclear of outdatedand
oldinformation. Alwaysdo your research17well. Cynics, bad- 18. 5.
EAGLES FLY WITH EAGLES OR ALONE18 19. 5. EAGLES FLY WITH EAGLES OR
ALONE contdEagles fly alone at high altitude and not withsparrows
or other small birds. No other birdcan go to the height of the
eagle.Eagles fly alone at high altitude and not withsparrows or
other small birds. No other birdcan go to the height of the
eagle.Lesson 5: Stay away from Chicken, sparrowsand other Birds.
Just fly with other Eagles onlyor alone! Do you know what Martin
LutherKing Jr said?"If a man hasnt discoveredsomething that he will
die for, he isnt fit to19live." - 20. 5. EAGLES FLY WITH EAGLES OR
ALONE .. contd20 21. 6.EAGLES LOVE THE STORM21 22. 6.EAGLES LOVE
THE STORM contd Eagles love the storm. When clouds gather, the
eagles get excited. The eagle uses the storms wind to lift it
higher. Once it finds the wind of the storm, the eagles uses the
raging storm to lift him above the Clouds. This gives the eagle an
opportunity to glide and rest its wings. In the meantime, all the
other birds hide in the leaves and branches of the trees. Lesson 6
: We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights.
Achievers relish challenges and use them profitably. All problems
in the world have solutions! Rock the boat if need be. Create a
situation of controversy and challenge and avoid convenience and
comfort, that is the22 measure of a man Martin Luther King Jr. said
23. 7 EAGLES SHED OFF OLD HABITS When an Eagle grows old, his
feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When
he feels weak and about to die, he retires to a place far away in
the rocks. While there, he plucks out every feather on his body
until he is completely bare. He stays in this hiding place until he
has grown new feathers, then he can come out. Lesson 7 : We
occasionally need to shed off old habits and items that burden us
without adding23 value to our lives. Watch the following slide Re-
24. Re-birth: The story of the Eagle24 25. The eagle has the
longest life-span of25 its species 26. It can live up to 70 years.
But to reachthis age. The eagle must make a harddecision.26 27. In
its 40sIts long and flexible talons can nolonger grab prey which
serves as food27 28. Its long and sharp beak becomes bent.28 29.
Its wings are old and heavy wings. Dueto the thick feathers that
have grownthey become stuck to its chest andmake in inefficient to
fly.29 30. Then, the eagle is left with only two options: # 1 To
die.# 2.To go through a painful process of change30which lasts 150
days. 31. The process requires that the eagle fly to a mountain top
and lies on its31Death-Bed. Reconcile yourself with 32. Of course
the Eagle to takes a risk forthe sake of surviving. Therefore
theeagle knocks its beak against a rockuntil it plucks it out
Because death is the best invention of life.32 33. After plucking
beak out. The eagle likelizard will wait for the beak toregenerate
and then it will use the beakpluck out its talons.33 34. Also when
the new talons have grown back, the eagle starts plucking its
feathers. Its a bloody painful process34 and lies their naked. 35.
And after five months.The eagle takes the famous FLIGHT OFREBIRTH
andlives for 30 more years.35 36. Quotation from the Bible Isaiah,
Cap 40 verse 31: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run,
and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.36 37. Parting
shotWill you be an Eagle or other Birds?Many times, in order to
survive youhave:To start a change process.To get rid of old
memories, habitsand other past traditions. Only freedfrom past
burdens, can we takeadvantage of the present.37
