Managing Organizational Transitions

"We're going through a time compression now in our history, in our economy. What used to take 10 years to evolve has gone to 5, then 4, 3, 2, 1, and now six months. And so the idea of management as some sort of science, with certain principles from which you never deviate, no longer applies. The only practice that's now constant is the practice of constantly accommodating to change--and if you're not changing constantly, you're probably not going to be accommodating to the reality of your world."
William G. McGowan, Former CEO of MCI Communications

Change is everywhere today, and both organizations and individuals need to be able to manage it to survive. Much of the assistance that is available, however, does not address the human issues that (even in the organizational realm) are the most difficult ones to manage.

To deal with these issues requires an understanding of the three-phase transition process, which starts with an ending, goes through a neutral zone, and finishes with a new beginning.

Managing Organizational Transition is a 4-hour interactive course for managers of people and projects. The many individual and team activities will stimulate interest and reinforce key concepts that students can apply right away.

Learning Objectives:

• Discover the critical difference between change and transition, and understand the different methods for managing them.
• Create effective strategies to help your people through The Endings, The Neutral Zone, and The Beginnings of transition.
• Create an action plan for an actual change in your organization.

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