Managing Transitions Chapters 1-2

1. Managing TransitionsChapters 1-2 Pre-Partum Peggy Pughe & Jacob Russo September 8, 2010

2. Ch-Ch-Changes… • Change is inevitable—we cannot control it. How we manage change, however, is entirely within our control.

3. A new way of thinking… • Change is change, but “…transition starts with an ending and finishes with a beginning.” (Bridges, p. 5)

4. WTB does that mean?!? • Change is not the challenge to overcome; the challenge is in the _____________. • Why is transition so difficult?

5. As an administrator, be careful with your transitions… Treat your teachers as if they are dealing with the loss of a loved one. Rational discourse isn’t a cheese that pairs well with this whine!

6. The big picture…

7. The Neutral Zone

8. Don’t leave your baby on someone else’s doorstep! • If you run from the transition, you lose an opportunity to be creative because “…innovation is most possible when the organization can most easily be revitalized.” (Bridges, p. 9)

9. The change begins to work…

10. We must default to the Mariner theme… • Leaders must be present to help navigate the rough seas of • The End • The Neutral Zone • The New Beginning

11. Back to the zygote…oh I mean the embryo…no wait, it’s a fetus… • The neutral zone is “the limbo between the old sense of identity and the new.” (Bridges, p. 8) • Change isn’t what’s hard, it’s what to do now that the change has occurred. Where do you want to put the crib? • Justin and Lisa identified this neutral zone in the “If You Really, Really Knew Me” activity.

12. In closing… • “Unmanaged transition makes change unmanageable.” (Bridges, p. 7) • Accept that change is upon you. • Embrace the discomfort of your teachers. • Be proactive, positive and creative in the neutral zone. • Enjoy the benefits as the change takes hold.

13. Change is the wafer thin mint at the end of a meal that you don’t really want to pay for.