How

I’m finding my proposal to be more and more idealistic with each sentence I type. Of course, I would like to step into my organization and demand that things be done a certain way, but that’s just not how it works. Even as the owner of businesses, if I don’t have buy-in from front-line managers and tenured staff, nothing I mention or initiate can hope to succeed.

I know how to lead a horse to water, but HOW do I make them see that drinking it is what’s best for them and what’s best for others in the long run. Statistically speaking, less than sixty percent of high school students graduate in the city of Buffalo. Thus, majority of the local workforce is unskilled, severely unmotivated, and may not understand how learning Arabic or Spanish, or working in a multicultural environment can help their professional and personal development.

For example, in the funeral homes that my family owns, the demographics of the staff are largely, if not entirely, representative of the clientele that frequent the establishments (sounds weird, but true). If my entire proposal is targeted at fostering inclusive environment for migrant populations both at work and in local communities, HOW can I get the current staff and customers on board with changing personnel for the purpose of social change leadership? This question links back to a concern I had in a pre-Germany class, which was along the line of: How much change is enough to make a true impact?

From the migrant stories I read, I can see where an impact started small, in one classroom, then built with a coalition of teachers, then grew to an entire school system. However, I think the “social media generation” tag pollutes my mind with the thought that universal change is the only change worth noting and celebrating.