Time for a Change
Sometimes change is necessary. Sometimes it is a matter of survival, or at least it is a matter of finding your way out of a difficult situation before it becomes impossible to get out of. I think that is where I am at right now. I look around me and see that without change my career may be in trouble. Not because my chosen profession is going away, but because those that I am responsible and accountable to are making it impossible to succeed. Promises have been made that I never agreed to. Expectations have been set that were never realistic. Now it is either meet these or be thrown under the bus as a scapegoat for poorly conceived plans and even more poorly conceived measures of success.
The question is what change is the right change? Do I take steps to make a more drastic change leaving the type of role I have held for years for something completely new and more exciting? Or do I pursue change that keeps me in the same type of role I have had but in a different setting with different players hoping that it will be different this time? My head is telling me to take the more adventurous option, do something different and see where you end up. My cautionary internal voice is telling me to not rock the boat too much, go with the change that you are familiar with and that will be more comfortable. As with any large decision in life, there is rarely a completely obvious choice. Everything comes down to a series of calculated risks and how much risk you are willing to take for the potential of a larger payoff later on.
I don’t know exactly where I am going to land yet. There is more contemplation to be done and more questions to be asked. Yet there is one thing I know for sure, change will happen.