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Managing Transitions: December, 2013

Welcome. Managing Transitions: December, 2013. Iowa Support Team Facilitators Stacie Stokes Marcia Tweeten Dee Dienst Darla Stack Laurie Hayzlett Belinda Blackburn Kym Stein. Today’s Norms. Listen for understanding Seek clarification Engage in collaboration Inquire… ask questions.

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Managing Transitions: December, 2013

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  1. Welcome Managing Transitions: December, 2013 Iowa Support Team Facilitators Stacie Stokes Marcia Tweeten Dee Dienst Darla Stack Laurie Hayzlett Belinda Blackburn Kym Stein

  2. Today’s Norms • Listen for understanding • Seek clarification • Engage in collaboration • Inquire… ask questions

  3. Leadership: Managing Transitions

  4. School Improvement Process

  5. CHANGE TRANSITION

  6. TRANSITION = Ending Neutral Zone New Beginning

  7. The ONLY constant is CHANGE.

  8. Digging Deeper

  9. Transition Circles NeutralZone Endings New Beginnings

  10. Transition Circles-Results NeutralZone Endings New Beginnings

  11. Ending NeutralZone Endings New Beginnings

  12. Ending • Management of Ending Phase: • Define who is losing what • Be empathetic and a good listener • Validate and respect individual losses • Compensate their loss • Communicate again, and again, and again • Define what is over and what is NOT over • Mark the ending and treat the past with respect

  13. ENDINGS

  14. Share Ideas

  15. LUNCH!

  16. Neutral Zone NeutralZone Endings New Beginnings

  17. 2. Neutral Zone Dangers of the Neutral Zone…. • Anxiety goes up and motivation goes down • More absenteeism • Old problems return • People are overloaded and therefore you have greater turnover • People get mixed signals • System is in flux and unreliable • Easy for people to become polarized • Teamwork and loyalty are undermined

  18. 2. Neutral Zone • Management of Neutral Zone Phase • Normalize • Redefine • Create temporary systems • Strengthen intra-group connections • Use Transition Monitor Team • Use Neutral Zone creatively

  19. NEUTRAL ZONE

  20. Share Ideas

  21. Break!

  22. 3. New Beginning • Release new energy with … • PURPOSE • PICTURE • PLAN

  23. 3. New Beginning • Characteristics: • New Identity • New Understandings • New Values • New Attitudes • Release of New Energy

  24. 3. New Beginning • Management of New Beginning Phase • Recognize ambivalence toward new beginnings • Recognize the timing of new beginnings • Clarify and communicate purpose • After a purpose……a picture • Create a Plan • Identify and communicate everyone’s part in the plan • Reinforce the new beginning

  25. NEW BEGINNINGS

  26. TRANSITION = Ending Neutral Zone New Beginning

  27. Upcoming Date Managing Transition Webinar January 23, 2014 3:15 p.m.- 4:15 p.m.

  28. Next Steps

  29. Credits • AEA 267 Get Media ClipArt • Managing Transitions, 3rd Ed. William Bridges, Ph.D.

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