On April 17th, the Gun Bill was defeated in the U.S. Senate preventing the effort from moving forward to the House. News reports say that 90% of Democrats voted for the Bill while 90% of Republicans voted against. The result left the effort 6 votes short.
Those opposing the Bill stand by the 2nd Amendment in that U.S. citizens “have the right to bear arms”. But let’s remember when the Bill of Rights was proposed and enacted. It was proposed in 1789 and came into effect December 15, 1791.
What would happen if businesses maintained the same strategies that they adopted in 1791? What would happen if nonprofit organization maintained the original missions they committed to in 1791? The answer is none of those entities would be relevant (or in existence) today.
When I work with my nonprofit clients about adopting strategies that incorporate change, I regularly face pushback. I have been informed many times that “changes happens slowly here” and “we can’t force change because we’ll loose people” and many other reasons why change can occur. I respond to all of these comments the same way, “Don’t change so slowly that you, your mission, and your organization’s purpose becomes irrelevant”.
This post is not meant to blast Congress or to advocate for gun control. It is simply to an appeal to adopt a practice of strategic thinking for the current day and those days to come.
