Principles of change management from the life of an eagle

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

By Gabriel Lubale
Phone: 0726 934441
E-mail: gabriellubale@yahoo.com
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13th November 2012

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The 7 Principles of
Change Management
from the life of an Eagle.
Emulate these Principles
to succeed in Managing
Change in the
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Competitive World.

7 Principles of the Eagles are:
1. EAGLE TESTS BEFORE IT TRUSTS.
2. EAGLES PREPARE FOR CHANGE.
3. EAGLES HAVE STRONG VISION.
4. EAGLES DO NOT EAT DEAD THINGS.
5. EAGLES FLY WITH EAGLES.
6. EAGLES LOVE THE STORM.
7. EAGLES SHED OFF OLD HABITS

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1. EAGLE TESTS BEFORE IT
TRUSTS
The Eagle tests before it trusts. When a female eagle
(there is the myth that this is called the falcon) meets
a male and they want to mate, she flies down to earth
with the male pursuing her and she picks a twig. She
flies back into the air with the male pursuing her.
Once she has reached a height high enough for
her, she lets the twig fall to the ground and watches it
as it falls. The male chases after the twig. The faster it
falls, the faster he chases it. He has to catch it before
it falls to the ground. He then brings it back to the
female eagle.
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1. EAGLE TESTS BEFORE IT
TRUSTS …contd
Again, the female eagle grabs the twig and flies to a
higher altitude and then drops the twig for the male to
chase.
This goes on for hours, with the height increasing until
the female eagle is assured that the male eagle has
mastered the art of catching the twig which shows
commitment. Then and only then, will she allow him to
mate with her.
Lesson 1 : Whether in private life or in business, one
should test commitment of people intended for
partnership.
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1. EAGLE TESTS BEFORE IT TRUSTS ..
contd

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2. EAGLES PREPARE FOR
CHANGE
When ready to lay eggs, the female and male eagle
identify a place very high on a cliff where no predators
can reach. The male flies to earth and picks thorns
and lays them on the crevice of the cliff, then flies to
earth again to collect twigs which he lays in the
intended nest. He flies back to earth and picks thorns
laying them on top of the twigs. He flies back to earth
and picks soft grass to cover the thorns. When this
first layering is complete the male eagle runs back to
earth and picks more thorns, lays them on the nest;
runs back to get grass it on top of the thorns, then
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plucks his feathers to complete the nest.

2.EAGLES PREPARE FOR
CHANGE

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2. EAGLES PREPARE FOR CHANGE ..
contd
The thorns on the outside of the nest protect it
from possible intruders. Both male and female
eagles participate in raising the eagle family.
She lays the eggs and protects them; he
builds the nest and hunts. During the time of
training the young ones to fly, the mother
eagle throws the eaglets out of the nest.
Because they are scared, they jump into the
nest again. Next, she throws them out and
9 then takes off the soft layers of the

contd
When the scared
eaglets again jump into
the nest, they are
pricked by thorns.
Shrieking and bleeding
they jump out again this
time wondering why the
mother and father who
love them so much are
torturing them.

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contd
Next, mother eagle
pushes them off the cliff
into the air. As they
shriek in fear, father
eagle flies out and
catches them up on his
back before they fall
and brings them back to
the cliff. This goes on
for sometime until they
start flapping their
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wings. They get excited

contd
The preparation of the nest teaches us to
prepare for changes; the preparation for the
family teaches us that active participation of
both partners leads to success; the being
pricked by the thorns tells us that sometimes
being too comfortable where we are may
result into our not experiencing life, not
progressing and not learning at all. The thorns
of life come to teach us that we need to
12 grow, get out of the nest and live on. We may

contd
Lesson 2: The people who love
us do not let us languish in sloth
but push us hard to grow and
prosper. Even in their seemingly
bad actions they have good
intentions for us.
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3. EAGLES HAVE STRONG
VISION
Eagles have strong vision. They have
the ability to focus on something up to
five kilometers away. When an eagle
sights his prey, it narrows the focus on it
and sets out to get it. No matter the
obstacles, the eagle will not move its
focus from the prey until it grabs the
prey.
Lesson 3 : Have a vision and remain
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focused no matter what the obstacle and
you will succeed. You can’t hit a target

3. EAGLES HAVE STRONG
VISION

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4.EAGLES DO NOT EAT DEAD
THINGS.
Eagles do not
eat dead
things. They
feed only on
fresh prey.
Vultures eat
dead
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carcasses, but

4. EAGLES DO NOT EAT DEAD
THINGS.
Lesson 4 : Be
careful with what
you allow your
eyes to see and
ears to
hear, especially
in, other people’s
small talks movies
and on TV. Steer
clear of outdated
and old
information. Always
do your research
17 well. Cynics, bad-

5. EAGLES FLY WITH EAGLES OR
ALONE

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ALONE … contd
Eagles fly alone at high altitude and not with
sparrows or other small birds. No other bird
can go to the height of the eagle.
Eagles fly alone at high altitude and not with
sparrows or other small birds. No other bird
can go to the height of the eagle.
Lesson 5: Stay away from Chicken, sparrows
and other Birds. Just fly with other Eagles only
or alone! Do you know what Martin Luther
King Jr said?"If a man hasn't discovered
something that he will die for, he isn't fit to
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live." -

ALONE .. contd

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6.EAGLES LOVE THE STORM

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6.EAGLES LOVE THE STORM …
contd
Eagles love the storm. When clouds gather, the eagles get
excited. The eagle uses the storm’s wind to lift it higher.
Once it finds the wind of the storm, the eagles uses the
raging storm to lift him above the Clouds. This gives the
eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its wings.
In the meantime, all the other birds hide in the leaves and
branches of the trees.
Lesson 6 : We can use the storms of life to rise to greater
heights. Achievers relish challenges and use them
profitably. All problems in the world have solutions! Rock
the boat if need be. Create a situation of controversy and
challenge and avoid convenience and comfort, that is the
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measure of a man – Martin Luther King Jr. said

7 EAGLES SHED OFF OLD
HABITS
When an Eagle grows old, his feathers become
weak and cannot take him as fast as he should.
When he feels weak and about to die, he retires
to a place far away in the rocks. While there, he
plucks out every feather on his body until he is
completely bare. He stays in this hiding place
until he has grown new feathers, then he can
come out.
Lesson 7 : We occasionally need to shed off old
habits and items that burden us without adding
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value to our lives. Watch the following slide “Re-

Re-birth: The story of the Eagle

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The eagle has the longest life-span of
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It can live up to 70 years. But to reach
this age. The eagle must make a hard
decision.

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In its 40’s

Its long and flexible talons can no
longer grab prey which serves as food
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Its long and sharp beak becomes bent.

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Its wings are old and heavy wings. Due
to the thick feathers that have grown
they become stuck to its chest and
make in inefficient to fly.

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Then, the eagle is left with only two options:
# 1 To die.
# 2.To go through a painful process of change
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which lasts 150 days.

The process requires that the eagle fly
to a mountain top and lies on its
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“Death-Bed”. Reconcile yourself with

Of course the Eagle to takes a risk for
the sake of surviving. Therefore the
eagle knocks its beak against a rock
until it plucks it out

Because death is
the best invention
of life.

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After plucking beak out. The eagle like
lizard will wait for the beak to
regenerate and then it will use the beak
pluck out its talons.

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Also when the new talons have grown
back, the eagle starts plucking its
feathers. It’s a bloody painful process
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and lies their naked.

And after five months.
The eagle takes the famous FLIGHT OF
REBIRTH and
lives for 30 more years.

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Quotation from the Bible – Isaiah, Cap 40 verse 31:
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk,
and not faint.

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Parting shot
Will you be an Eagle or other Birds?
Many times, in order to survive you
have:
To start a change process.
To get rid of old memories, habits
and other past traditions. Only freed
from past burdens, can we take
advantage of the present.
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