Chapter 47. Be Ready to Unlearn—What Works, Changes

 

“I simply wish to encourage you that, irrespective of what you have learned in the school, always be ready to unlearn and relearn. Don’t give up dreaming. If we all dream about a better world, I can guarantee you we’ll get there.”

 
 --Professor Muhammad Yunus, University of the South, Tennessee

You know how it is, you’re sailing along doing what you’ve always done and suddenly you’re not making your goals, sales are dropping, staff turnover is going up, things are falling apart. But you’re not doing anything you haven’t done in the past. You had a winning formula and suddenly it doesn’t work any more. What can you do? Well, for a start realize that what once worked might change. And it can change ...

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