Changes

Approximately 80% of organizational change attempts fail and it is often lower for individuals.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IehzpdK1F88 A sense of urgency - The secret ingredient of successful changes | Brigita Tomas]</ref> Having a sense of urgency and having a sufficient speed of change to overcome organizational inertia is a key to effective change management.<ref>[https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/ready-set-go-and-keep-going-why-speed-is-key-for-a-successful-transformation Ready, set, go, and keep going: Why speed is key to a successful transformation], McKinsey & McKinsey</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IehzpdK1F88 A sense of urgency - The secret ingredient of successful changes | Brigita Tomas]</ref>

Approximately 80% of organizational change attempts fail and it is often lower for individuals.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IehzpdK1F88 A sense of urgency - The secret ingredient of successful changes | Brigita Tomas]</ref> Having a sense of urgency and having a sufficient speed of change to overcome organizational inertia is a key to effective change management.<ref>[https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/ready-set-go-and-keep-going-why-speed-is-key-for-a-successful-transformation Ready, set, go, and keep going: Why speed is key to a successful transformation], McKinsey & McKinsey</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IehzpdK1F88 A sense of urgency - The secret ingredient of successful changes | Brigita Tomas]</ref>

The [[personality]] trait of [[openness]] "is how open-minded, imaginative, creative and insightful a person is or can be. More open minded people tend to prefer variety, seek new experiences and are curious and perceptive to their environment. Less open minded people tend to avoid change, dislike disruption and focus on a few specific interests."<ref>[https://www.thomas.co/resources/type/hr-blog/openness-personality-trait#:~:text=Openness%20is%20how%20open%2Dminded,on%20a%20few%20specific%20interests. Openness Personality Trait]</ref> It was once thought that one's personality was fixed, but modern research indicates that one can positively change one's personality ([[Neoroplasticity and the ability of individuals to improve their personality]]).  

The [[personality]] trait of [[openness]] "is how open-minded, imaginative, creative and insightful a person is or can be. More open minded people tend to prefer variety, seek new experiences and are curious and perceptive to their environment. Less open minded people tend to avoid change, dislike disruption and focus on a few specific interests."<ref>[https://www.thomas.co/resources/type/hr-blog/openness-personality-trait#:~:text=Openness%20is%20how%20open%2Dminded,on%20a%20few%20specific%20interests. Openness Personality Trait]</ref> It was once thought that one's personality was fixed, but modern research indicates that one can positively change one's personality ([[Neoroplasticity and the ability of individuals to improve their personality]]). Openness to experience is important to one's level of [[creativity]].<ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092656609001317 Openness to experience, plasticity, and creativity: Exploring lower-order, high-order, and interactive effects], ''Journal of Research in Personality'', Volume 43, Issue 6, December 2009, Pages 1087-1090</ref>

== Increasing one's openness ==

== Increasing one's openness ==