My question, "More of the same or what?" is not intended to be completely rhetorical.  I pose this question to talent development practitioners as a sort-of wake up call. 
 

Are you approaching the current condition (yes, it is a condition and not a problem, see my Blog posted today at www.effectivness.com ) in the same way you have in the past?  The current reality is this is a very different situation they most of us have ever experienced.  I am reminded of an Einstein quote that we cannot expect to solve problems with the same level of thinking that got us into it.

This idea also applies to how we deal with a condition to which we must adapt. In boom times like many have experienced for the past decade tends to cause us to set aside best practices. The margin for error is greater and there are many more options.  Some may have even used trial and error and gotten away with it in the name of innovation.

This is no longer the case.  There is a more narrow margin for error and getting it right sooner is more critical.  What are you doing differently today than you did a year ago?  It is not the same world today?  Be sure you keep your "patent office" open for business.  Not all the good ideas have been thought of and implemented yet. How open are you to a fresh insight? Are you will to have your old assumptions challenged?

I invite you comments.

Enthusiastically,

Bob