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2 Types of People

There are plenty of stories written in news articles and books about business turnarounds.

Marcus Lemonis does it most of the time on The Profit.

Jon Taffer makes it his sole mission on Bar Rescue to resurrect bars that should not even be in business. 

Management consultants not only write about business turnarounds, but use them to support frameworks and points of view to help them sell service offerings. 

Everyone loves the story of the 600 pound human that becomes the Biggest Loser. 

There are 2 types of people in this world; people that don't want to change and people that want to help you change. 
"People want to get better or improve. But they don't want to change." - Butchered Tony Robbins Quote
If you are coaching a team or running a business, the hope is that you have more people that are in the category of wanting to change than the other. 

 If your team or company is filled with people that don't want to change, then it's not your responsibility to try and change them. 

 You need to get off the proverbial Jim Collins bus because the reason you have people like that is because it represents the culture of the organization that you are a part of.

 So before you waste your time trying to put people in the right seats on the bus, proposing organizational restructuring, simplifying processes, or hiring to a higher standard -- recognize the environment that you are in. 

 Because the reality is that the 600 pounder may be satisfied with the way things are. 
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