#753 soap

I was cleaning my makeup brushes this weekend and rinsed them well with water.  All the color appeared to have been washed out.

Then I applied a dab of soap and suddenly the water was a solid flow of flesh colored water.  Whereas moments before the brushes seemed clean, with one tiny addition they proved to be otherwise.

You can replicate this rudimentary science experiment when talking about change.  A catalyst in an organization is equivalent to soap acting as a catalyst for the brushes.  It doesn't take much, but the right someone/something can have a major impact on what the outcome is.

Maybe your catalyst is a consultant, a new employee, someone empowered, a new task force or strategic plan, or just the leader's new emphasis on a process.  Whichever way the  extra influence is added, it's certain to change what happens in the end.

-- beth triplett
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