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Get Unstuck. Extraordinary Breakthroughs Using Innovative Change. The “Status Quo Bias” . . . is a deadly condition. Do YOU have it?You might. After all, organizations and individuals are showing the Status Quo Bias in epidemic proportions these days. But, don’t fret—it’s curable, and Bob Tipton’s JUMP! Innovative Change Model is the answer. It will help you blast through your fear and uncertainty and will give you the tools and courage to recapture your passion, renew your purpose, and deliver quantum leaps in your results. Grab this book and JUMP! to it!Your You’re Stuck.• You Eroding financial results; less personal joy and / or satisfaction• You Rising frustration; increased fear; more blame-finding and panic• You Unable to create positive, sustainable, forward progress• You Overwhelmed by insurmountable challengesYour JUMP!’s Four Stages of Innovative Change• Get Define the “right” problems; separate beliefs from facts• Allow infinite possibilities; mitigate ego-based influences• Aha!: Encourage unexpected connections; allow what “wants” to happen• Make It Courageously create your new “now”Your More Joy. More Satisfaction, More Success. Now.• You Major breakthroughs in solution-finding• You Renewed purpose and meaning • You Recaptured passion and conviction• You Farther, faster with greater courage than you thought possibleThe pace and degree of change in the world shows no sign of slowing. As a result, your “targets” (survival, success, significance—whatever you’re looking for) are moving faster, higher, and farther out of reach.To get ahead, and stay ahead, it’s time to foster and develop a new relationship with the status quo, the “deadly condition” that unfortunately continues to provide you with the same, old results. JUMP!, and its four stages of innovative change, will arm you with new insights, new approaches, and better tools to help you rapidly create more satisfaction, more joy, and more success in your life and in your organization. JUMP!’s leadership fable, a tale of discovery and human triumph, is a compelling, inspiring story steeped in real-life wisdom. The JUMP! Innovative Change Model is a high-level yet comprehensive depiction of the tools and approaches used “behind the scenes” in the story.
285 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 4, 2010
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May 19, 2010
There are just times when you can not give an even remotely unbiased review.
I've reviewed books of people I know on this site. They get five stars. Thems is the rules. It's simply a matter of being supportive.
But giving a review of this book presents a challenge since I've known the man who wrote it since high school. I'm so far from unbiased it's beyond the horizon line.
So I'll give an illustrative anecdote instead:
The way I parted ways with my parents and their home was not a clean and orderly affair. After dropping out of community college I was no longer meeting the requirements of the household, which was to either be working and going to school or working 40 hours a week full time.
I came home from a friend's house one night soon after, put my key in the lock for the front door, and couldn't get it to turn. A shiny new deadbolt was looking back at me. A good minute after ringing the doorbell my step dad simply opened the door and stepped aside, not saying a word.
The next morning I woke up to a pounding at my bedroom door. Without waiting for a response, my step dad entered.
"Get up, get dressed," he said.
"Why?"
"You're not working 40 hours. Today you work for me. I took the day off to do it."
After I had haphazardly thrown on a teeshirt and jeans, he began ordering me to do chores throughout the house, watching me through the entirety of the activity like he was overseeing a chain gang. All the doors had double-sided deadbolts, all locked, so without his permission, I couldn't even angrily storm off.
Eventually I was ordered to break down boxes and move them all to the garbage bins in the garage. The solid garage door would need to be unlocked. After the second load I realized a couple things:
The door had to be kept closed while I was in the garage. In a household of cats its not even questioned.
And the sidedoor hadn't received the lock upgrade.
I walked out the sidedoor, across the driveway, and just kept going.
The first place I went from there, almost without thinking, was Bob Tipton's house. I showed up asking for advice because I had absolutely no clue what I was supposed to do next.
His book is about dealing with problematic situations, and the parable in the story quite specifically handles the process when applied to a crisis situation. The man has a way of working through a problem that avoids a sense of judgment and doesn't add to the panic.
Bob's advice is well worth listening to. It's a rambling way to get to that simple point, but it's what came to mind.
I've reviewed books of people I know on this site. They get five stars. Thems is the rules. It's simply a matter of being supportive.
But giving a review of this book presents a challenge since I've known the man who wrote it since high school. I'm so far from unbiased it's beyond the horizon line.
So I'll give an illustrative anecdote instead:
The way I parted ways with my parents and their home was not a clean and orderly affair. After dropping out of community college I was no longer meeting the requirements of the household, which was to either be working and going to school or working 40 hours a week full time.
I came home from a friend's house one night soon after, put my key in the lock for the front door, and couldn't get it to turn. A shiny new deadbolt was looking back at me. A good minute after ringing the doorbell my step dad simply opened the door and stepped aside, not saying a word.
The next morning I woke up to a pounding at my bedroom door. Without waiting for a response, my step dad entered.
"Get up, get dressed," he said.
"Why?"
"You're not working 40 hours. Today you work for me. I took the day off to do it."
After I had haphazardly thrown on a teeshirt and jeans, he began ordering me to do chores throughout the house, watching me through the entirety of the activity like he was overseeing a chain gang. All the doors had double-sided deadbolts, all locked, so without his permission, I couldn't even angrily storm off.
Eventually I was ordered to break down boxes and move them all to the garbage bins in the garage. The solid garage door would need to be unlocked. After the second load I realized a couple things:
The door had to be kept closed while I was in the garage. In a household of cats its not even questioned.
And the sidedoor hadn't received the lock upgrade.
I walked out the sidedoor, across the driveway, and just kept going.
The first place I went from there, almost without thinking, was Bob Tipton's house. I showed up asking for advice because I had absolutely no clue what I was supposed to do next.
His book is about dealing with problematic situations, and the parable in the story quite specifically handles the process when applied to a crisis situation. The man has a way of working through a problem that avoids a sense of judgment and doesn't add to the panic.
Bob's advice is well worth listening to. It's a rambling way to get to that simple point, but it's what came to mind.
February 10, 2015
The "myth" presented is interesting, though I think real world examples would be far more illuminating than the fictional scenario where everything works out perfectly and the individuals are the perfect people for each role.
But the second half, that describes the phases and steps is informative and certainly causes one to step back and review their organization and to see its problems, challenges and difficulties in and new and valuable light.
But the second half, that describes the phases and steps is informative and certainly causes one to step back and review their organization and to see its problems, challenges and difficulties in and new and valuable light.
July 19, 2010
I loved this book so much I read it twice. There is so much to ponder, so much to learn. The first time I was amazed at how the author tied together quantum physics and spirituality to define an approach to making change. The second time I focused on applying the concepts to my life. Great read if your life includes change.
February 8, 2013
Tipton has brought together quantum physics, wisdom from ancient philosophy, spiritual practice and leadership theory to create four stages of innovative change - Get Ready, Incubate, Aha!, and Make it Real.
He uses a fable of a non-profit in Loveland, CO that needs to change to survive. I liked it, and it aligns with what I've learned from Gap International, plus other readings.
He uses a fable of a non-profit in Loveland, CO that needs to change to survive. I liked it, and it aligns with what I've learned from Gap International, plus other readings.
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