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A MESSAGE FROM STEVE MILLER
TO GROW WE MUST CHAN
Working in my
new capacity
as president
of the recently
formed
Miller Sports
Properties
has been
exhilarating
and taxing at
once. In just
six months,
I have learned so much and grown
more than I could have imagined. This
change has required that I organize
my days and time differently, delegate
better, prioritize in new ways, be a
better listener and more. Because
of this opportunity, I have met many
new and wonderful people and have
grown and expanded my capacity,
knowledge and ability.
In his book “Change or D
Deutschman uses case s
heart patients, criminals,
and multibillion-dollar co
show how futures can be
by embracing changes th
seem impossible. He men
in the 1990s, IBM found i
from the most successfu
in corporate America to
collapse. All this occurre
hadn’t embraced a cultu
in which change was vie
something positive.
Most people resist chang
of fear—fear of the unkno
of doing something diffe
of failure. I would encour
us to embrace change. In
fearing it, look at it as a t
values, priorities and goa
to change in all areas of
"TO GROW, WE HAVE TO DO NEW THINGS. SOMETI
WE WILL MAKE MISTAKES, BUT WE LEARN FRO
THOSE EXPERIENCES AND MOVE ON, AND WE
ARE BETTER FOR IT."
Changes, if done for the right reason
and if done with a plan and goal
in mind, can make the difference
between being tomorrow’s leader
vs. tomorrow’s “has been.” However,
change for the sake of change,
without a plan or directed effort, can
be counter productive and have
negative long-term effects.
At Miller Sports Properties, we have
incorporated several changes that
I believe will put us on the path to
becoming better, stronger and more
competitive. Like the growth I have
personally experienced these last
six months, Miller Sports Properties
will also grow and become a more
effective front-line leader in
the industry.
including your health, yo
your career, your hobbie
inner self. My father used
grow, we have to do new
Sometimes we will make
we learn from those exp
move on, and we are bet
At the end of Dr. Deutsch
book, he suggests that p
title should be “Change a
rather than “Change or D
concept—change and th
I believe if we welcome c
look for opportunities to
will thrive both personall
a company. WS