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Microsoft

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Accenture

Bank of America

Bayer

Cargill

Caterpillar

ExxonMobil

GE

Genentech

IBM

Jones Day

Masterfoods

McKesson

Merrill Lynch

Microsoft

Northrop Grumman

Nokia

Pepsico

Pfizer

Philips

PWC

Texas Instruments

Time Warner

Wells Fargo

Whole Foods Market

Planning for Transition Sample Agenda

Goals

  • Explore the three stages people go through when there are changes, including how to anticipate these changes and lead people through them.
  • Provide the team with concrete tools on how to best manage transition for themselves and their teams.
  • Develop and commit to action plans for moving forward with transitions.
  • Pre-work: Assigned reading of chapters from William Bridge’s Managing Transitions as a foundation to explore how to lead and manage transitions.

Day 1 Morning Outline

  • Individual sharing of hopes and concerns in relation to change issues.
  • Discussion based on Bridge’s Managing Transitions of the difference between transition and change, and facilitating accountability.
  • Review of Bridge’s concept of transition readiness to identify top three areas to address.
  • Pre-selected participants report on the chapter in Managing Transitions covering endings.
  • Participants define who is losing what and what’s ending, what’s not ending and how to communicate these clearly.
  • Brainstorm how to compensate for losses and how to mark the ending.

Day 1 Afternoon Outline

  • Pre-selected participants report on the chapter in Managing Change covering the "Neutral Zone."
  • Discuss ways to normalize and redefine the neutral zone.
  • Discuss how to better increase connection and show concern
  • Large group completes worksheet on possible problem areas and temporary solutions.
  • If it is determined that a transition monitoring team is needed, large group discusses action steps
  • Discuss how to communicate Purpose, Picture, Plan and the Part
  • Interactive team challenge designed to help the team integrate the change management concepts.
  • Large group reviews actual communications sent out to date and refines the message.
  • Evening sharing of personal transition stories.

Day 2 Morning Outline

  • Large group discusses the criteria for a successful change/transition.
  • Recording of best practices gleaned from personal transition stories.
  • Action planning of next steps to manage each phase of the transition.
  • Develop consistent "One Minute Speech" on why the change is necessary.
  • Individuals pledge their commitment to the change/transition and define their leadership role.

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