Change is coming: Lead, follow, or get out of the way

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Change is a popular theme at this particular moment in time. The word has been used a lot lately, taking on the cloak of a mantra. Some of that usage tapped into an apparent longing for something, as yet not clearly defined or realized that played a prominent part in the results of the recent American general election. It is not entirely clear to me, however, exactly what “change” means to most of us, in that or many other contexts, or whether or not most of us have really actually thought about it. Is it a noun or a verb, as in a command? It probably at least partly encompasses a desire for things to be different than they are. But what do we want changed? Is different better? How much ability and will do we have to make change happen? It seems to me that some, maybe a lot, of change happens whether we want it or not. …