TRANSITION MANAGEMENT

Influencing others to embrace change even when they don't want to.

If there is one thing that everyone agrees on it's that change is occurring faster than ever and those unable to keep up will be history in their marketplace.  Companies need people who can adapt, be creative, and resilient if they ever hope to be truly innovative.

Companies need people who can adapt and be creative if they ever hope to be truly innovative. Leaders must help their teams become more resilient and open to change. We all must deal with the inevitable disruptions and get things back on track, FAST. Learn how to tame the communication tiger when information inevitably gets out of the bag. Learn to manage any transition in a way that builds trust instead of destroys it, and avoid the problem of creating disengaged employees when things don’t go so well.

Leaders will learn:

• Dynamics of Change
  • What is change
  • Why change is necessary
  • Why change efforts fail
• Nature of change
  • Change is personal
  • Managing the chaos of change
• Change vs. Transition
  • Understand the difference
  • Key factors in transition
  • Experience the downward spiral
• Phases of Resistance
  • Resistance is natural
  • Why people resist
  • Different phases people experience
  • Key objectives when managing resistance
• Phases of Transition (William Bridges)
  • Three phases of transition
  • Map transition phases to resistance phases
  • Understand key elements of timing
  • Define appropriate activities
• Past change analysis
  • Understand prior changes
  • Differentiate between success and failure
  • Diagnose failures
• Current change analysis
  • Predict a win/lose/draw outcome
• Transition plan
  • Choose transition activities
  • Map activities to timeline
• Communication Plan
  • Key steps
  • Avoid backlash
  • Timing is everything
  • Communication chasm