Surfing Waves of Change

Moving from "paradigm paralysis" to "paradigm shift" is not easy.  Rather than resisting change (paradigm paralysis), it is more fun to embrace change (the paradigm shift).  Surfing conveys the image of embracing powerful currents and learning to move with them.

The economy in the USA is undergoing a variety of transformations.  People looking for work need to stay abreast of the technology being used to manage employment.  When someone completes an online application for work, it is good to recheck it a few weeks later to see if the software has changed.  Updates may mean the difference between being hired and being passed over for that employment.

Beyond the relatively simple challenge of using software to complete applications, the jobs themselves are changing.  More changes are on the way.  Research on education has indicated that many students in K-12 schools are reading below grade-level and that the trend is both continuing and growing.  Since 1995, millions of dollars have been invested and thousands of interventions have been implemented to change these outcomes and the outcomes are still with us. (For more information visit http://joelmonty.wikispaces.com/research.)

Jobs themselves are changing and many of the people who are unemployed are becoming underemployed because funds are not available--and jobs are not available at the moment--comparable to the jobs they have left.

Surfing is a skill that needs to be learned.  Surfing waves of change requires a variety of skills to understand the changes taking place and to take charge of what we can control in order to surf these powerful waves.