Posted by Howe Q. Wallace on Friday, September 1st, 2017
“Growth and comfort do not coexist.”Ginni Rometty, IBM CEO.
Based on her wisdom, you can take this thought home: “if everything is feeling comfortable, you probably need to sit down and do some goal setting.”
Don’t get me wrong. Growth is good and deserves celebration. It’s worth stopping and enjoying. I’m not advocating that you abandon comfort all the time.
But, in the spirit of “if you’re not getting, you’re getting worse”, understanding the dynamic of growth and comfort not coexisting is good advice.
Since 2005, he has been sharing his thoughts on the organization, leadership, and communication in an online daily note to teammates called Daily with HQ.