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No Pain, No Gain
It is a truism to say that we live in a changing world, but it is necessary to understand this to recognise that Change is unavoidable. If you aren’t leading it and making it happen, then someone else is ‘doing it to you’!
Systems and businesses are just like people; they grow older and begin to work less well. In the same way you have to invest in keeping your body fit by spending time exercising, you have to invest time and effort in keeping your business fit.
It is like exercise in another way, it is painful, takes up time you would sooner invest elsewhere and generally we would avoid it if we could. However, we also recognise that there are two sorts of pain, the one that we choose as a step to make things better and that we which comes form things breaking down and decaying.
Another thought, no one likes the guy who makes them get up early from a comfy bed and work-out. They tend to turn on them and attack them as the apparent cause of their discomfort. Leading Change is no way to win a popularity contest…
'Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future'
John F. Kennedy
Change is painful. It takes up time, effort and money. It is also unavoidable. As a leader it is your job to decide where to invest time and effort; what to maintain and what to develop. It is also human nature to avoid pain and move towards pleasure. However, as mature humans we can choose to accept less gratification now, in the belief that we will have more tomorrow. Children don’t understand this, and want all their treats NOW! As a leader you have to explain to your staff why they have to invest today (by being less comfortable) in order to benefit tomorrow.
People need to understand ‘What Is in it For Them’, before they are prepared to move towards this risky future. No matter how senior, everyone needs to know why they are being asked to change and how it will benefit them.
The job of a Leader in Change is:-
1. Identify what needs changing
2. Articulate the benefits of the Change (the diminution of threats, the increase of rewards)
3. Allocate appropriate resources
4. Maintain focus, momentum and support
5. Reward success
A true leader is always going to be making some people uncomfortable some of the time, as he/she encourages people to move from their comfort zones. This is how we grow as human beings; this is how we grow our businesses.
We all want people to like us, but sometimes, as a leader, you have to settle for their respect, because the job of a leader is “to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted”.
If you are sure that you have properly identified what needs doing, you must move ahead and allocate enough resources to make the change. Then you have to keep articulating your vision and reasons, and if people don’t get it (or forget it,) keep telling them. Find new ways to tell them so they really ‘get it’. Your job is to make sure that you are not only harvesting today, but planting for tomorrow. Most people think no further ahead than the next meal.
“The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.”
Charles F.Kettering
So,my friends, if you want a good rank in this game, you have to work harder.
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. Its creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
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