I am a strong supporter and have been since the webcast in Iowa last year. I am excited about the nomination victory and the opportunity to witness the inauguration of President Obama. I do have a concern, however, about the consideration of Hillary Clinton as a VP running mate for a number of reasons:
I have been wanting to start my own blog since last summer, but my priority has been trying to finish a master's degree in Organizational Leadership. In fact, my comprehensive exams are this Saturday; however, in my preparation, I ran across a passage on organizational change in one of my texts that is so applicable to what we're seeing in the elections right now, I felt it was a good time to jump in. To be honest, I was looking for a good reason to come to the site tonight (I'm having a hard time staying away), and by God's grace, I found one!
It doesn't take dramatic change to see resistance, but in the case of this upcoming election, dramatic change is exactly what we need. What follows is an excerpt from Organizational Behavior (Robbins, & Judge, 2007). You can substitute "government" everywhere you see "organization" to get my point on how it relates.
"No discussion of resistance to change would be complete without a brief mention of the politics of change. Because change inevitably threatens the status quo, it inherently implies political activity.
