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It would be nice if someone found a way to disrupt the inevitable reaction to disruption.

Sadly the day when people eagerly engage change waits in some distant nirvana. For now leaders who need to cause change will have to deal with an entire herd of Eeyores.

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No one needs to explain this to the Ford government. Every announcement of restructuring or reallocation of resources is met with the braying of those who are certain that change means doom.

To understand the nature of the resistance to change the Ford government might do well to consider Eeyore, A.A. Milne’s character from the Winnie-the-Pooh books.

Eeyore is an “old grey donkey” (not a bad description of some public agencies). He resides in “Eeyores Gloomy Place: Rather Boggy and Sad.”

The Eeyores of the world aren’t big on change. They prefer the comfort of the bog.

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Eeyores might not like the current circumstances, but they are quick to tell you everything that is wrong with any plan to improve things.