Newton’s first law of motion, also called the law of inertia, is often stated as “An object at rest tends to stay at rest, and an object in motion tends to stay in motion, and in the same direction unless acted upon by an outside force.” Newton’s law was directed at physical objects, however, there is a lesson here that applies to processes and people as well. For instance, any process may eventually become so routine and formalized that it turns into bureaucratic dogma. When this happens, changing the process can be difficult, or nearly impossible.

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