Individual Transition in the Organization

Class Length ½ to 1 Day
Prerequisites None

Overview

Barely 30% of all organizational change initiatives succeed. Even with a solid change strategy in place, plans are abandoned, implementation is delayed or employee resistance is unexpectedly high. What’s the missing element – an understanding of how people personally react to, move through, resist, and eventually embrace change. This workshop uses William Bridges’ work on change and transition to help employees successfully navigate organizational changes that are impacting them.

The Problem

• Lack of understanding of the “human side” of change and transition
• Inability to realize the benefits of change due to resistance
• 70% of all change efforts fail

Our Solution
To Learn...

• How to handle the transitions caused by change with less disruption and distress in your lives and work.
• How to Manage endings successfully.
• How to navigate through the neutral zone, capitalizing on the creativity of that time.
• How to launch a successful new beginning.
• How to deal more effectively with constant change at work.
• Re-thinking work lives to make them less vulnerable to workplace changes.

Course Outline

• Change and Transition – What’s the Difference?
• The Transition Process
• Endings: Strategies for Letting Go and Moving On
• The Neutral Zone: Strategies for Navigating Uncertainty and Maximizing Creativity
• New Beginnings: Strategies for Launching Successfully into Change
• Dealing Effectively With Constant Change

Note: This course can be delivered in tandem with “Managing Organizational Transition” in order to ensure a common vocabulary and approach throughout an organization.