Change happens as we create ways around the obstacle. Accept the unmoving and work around it.

It takes generations to build momentum for culture change. Generations to build an institution with the sway to move a nation. Is it possible that your current organization could serve as a platform for your message? Are there people in your department that resonate with your ideas? Have you truly exhausted all possibilities using the resources that are available to you?

The perfect organization doesn’t exist. Look for alignment of core values; it’s all we need to begin. Instead of holding out for the job of your dreams, create it. Build on your current role by artfully piecing together a constellation of activities that make you known to the people who want what you bring, to those who share your vision. Make yourself indispensable to them, bring them together, and watch magic happen as new resources flow across silos.

Cultural angiogenesis.