{"id":53891,"date":"2025-11-19T21:13:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smps.org\/?p=53891"},"modified":"2025-11-19T21:13:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:13:36","slug":"embrace-change-to-drive-growth-and-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smps.org\/2025\/11\/19\/embrace-change-to-drive-growth-and-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Embrace Change To Drive Growth and Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019m not sure who said the phrase first, but it\u2019s worth repeating: The only constant is change.<\/p>\n

Change shows up everywhere, often without our approval or permission. Sometimes a new technology or competitor makes us take notice. Other times, it\u2019s a bump in the road we didn\u2019t expect.<\/p>\n

The reality, not only in business but in our personal lives, comes to this: people thrive when they stay curious and embrace change. I like to think that\u2019s my nature, especially as I dream of a machine that folds and puts away the laundry!<\/p>\n

Embracing change has been written about for years, and for good reasons. In a Forbes <\/em>article<\/a>, for example, Chad Wachter shares the importance of being open to new ideas and how it can drive growth and innovation. Yes, I know, adapting is often easier said than done. That\u2019s where mindfulness can help.<\/p>\n

People who practice mindfulness know that life involves impermanence. Everything, even happiness and sadness, is temporary. At first, this idea might be hard to swallow and feel daunting, but it\u2019s freeing once we change our mindset. When we resist saying, \u201cthat\u2019s how we\u2019ve always done it,\u201d we can live in the moment and stop worrying about what might (or might not) happen next.<\/p>\n

This doesn\u2019t mean we shouldn\u2019t strategize and plan for the future. As leaders, we always need to look ahead. But we can do this while realizing nothing lasts forever, and that\u2019s not a bad thing. Even the best-made plans need adjusting along the way. Even a mistake can help us evolve and grow if we\u2019re open-minded and put our ego aside.<\/p>\n

As we wrap up 2025 and move into the new year, model the way for your team, those in your personal life, and in your community. And when something new or a challenge comes knocking, let\u2019s embrace it like an old friend we\u2019re meeting for coffee (or a chocolate croissant or two).<\/p>\n

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Article written by Marci D. Thompson, chief executive officer of SMPS and the SMPS Foundation. She can be reached at\u00a0<\/em>marci@smps.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m not sure who said the phrase first, but it\u2019s worth repeating: The only constant is change. Change shows up everywhere, often without our approval or permission. Sometimes a new technology or competitor makes us take notice. Other times, it\u2019s a bump in the road we didn\u2019t expect. The reality, not only in business but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":51439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[309,869],"class_list":["post-53891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smps","tag-marci-thompson","tag-smps-ceo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53891"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53895,"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53891\/revisions\/53895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}