Managing Organizational Transition: Helping Your Employees Successfully Navigate Change
Offered in Exclusive Partnership with William Bridges & Associates

Today's business challenges require organizations to be prepared for the effects of change. If not managed correctly, even change derived from the best of intentions can have an adverse effect on an organization. The assumption that individuals will automatically learn to adjust to change is false. Experience suggests that, if not properly implemented, change has the potential to leave people feeling resentful, unmotivated, and confused at a time when commitment to the organization is crucial. In this program offered in exclusive partnership with William Bridges & Associates, learn how to facilitate your employees successfully through the challenges of transition, whether in the context of a merger, downsizing, or other organizational change. And walk away with the skills necessary to guide your employees smoothly through the change process.

Who Should Attend

Managers who are responsible for implementing and facilitating change within their organization and wish to gain the skills necessary for leading their team through a successful transition process.

What You Will Learn

• How to ensure that an adequate change management plan is in place
  
• How to determine where people are in the transition process
  
• How to develop steps for helping people let go of the old way of doing things, and make clear endings
  
• How to guide people through the neutral zone, and to utilize the in-between state creatively
  
• How to launch a new beginning with people embracing the new way of doing and being

How You Will Benefit

• Understand the critical difference between managing change and facilitating transition
  
• Assess the effectiveness of a current change plan
  
• Create and implement effective strategies to facilitate
  - The endings
  - The neutral zone
  - The beginnings