Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change

by William Bridges, Lloyd James (Narrated by)

Overview

Bestselling edition of the classic guide to dealing with the human side of organizational change. From the most trusted voice on transition, the updated National Bestselling edition of the classic guide to dealing with the human side of organizational change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2000003477746
Publisher:	Gildan Media Corp
Publication date:	02/14/2008
Series:	Your Coach In A Box
Edition description:	Unabridged

About the Author

William Bridges, PhD, is an internationally known speaker, consultant, and author. For nearly three decades, he has shown thousands of individuals and hundreds of organizations how to deal productively with change. He lives in Mill Valley, California, with his wife.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
Ch. 1	It Isn't the Changes That Do You In	3
Ch. 2	A Test Case	11
Ch. 3	How to Get People to Let Go	23
Ch. 4	Leading People Through the Neutral Zone	39
Ch. 5	Launching a New Beginning	57
Ch. 6	Transition, Development, and Renewal	76
Ch. 7	How to Deal with Nonstop Change	99
Ch. 8	A Practice Case	121
Ch. 9	Conclusion	137
App. A	Assessing Your Transition Readiness	143
App. B	Planning for Transition	146
App. C	Setting up a Transition Monitoring Team	148
App. D	Career Advice for Employees of Organizations in Transition	151
App. E	The Leader's Role in Times of Transition	154
	Index	159
	About the Author	164

Editorial Reviews

Bookviews blog, October
“Filled with excellent advice for those in leadership positions who need a clear understanding of what change does to employees and what employees in transition can do to an organization.”

Alaska Journal of Commerce, 12/13/09
“If your giftee has experienced a lot of change this year (or anticipates some in 2010), wrap up Managing Transitions…This book includes thought-provoking quizzes.” Toronto Globe and Mail, 8/3/10 #7 on the “Bestselling Business Books” list

Sandra Ford, President of the School Nutrition Association, quoted in Food Management, March 2013“The most important book I’ve read recently.

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