Seth Godin recently had something interesting to say about organizations and the “need for alarm.”  Turns out there are things organizations can and should be mindful of.  From Godin:

Alarm is overrated.

People say, “there’s no need for alarm,” as if that rule only applies right now, as if sometimes, there is a need for alarm.

It turns out that there’s never a need for alarm, because alarm doesn’t do us any good. Alertness, awareness, action… there’s a need for this. But alarm?

Alertness and awareness are definitely important ingredients for organizations to be mindful of.  We may not all be as certain as Godin, but we don’t have to be clueless.

You can read more from Godin each day here.

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