Managing Transitions
This is the situational "stuff" - moving to a new city, starting a new semester, making a new friend. It's constant!
What is change?
Wake Forest.
Who is our football opponent this weekend?
Refers to an individual and is often tied to the enactment of a particular role; someone who is in relation with others to create positive change.
What is a leader?
When you let go of something.
When does transition begin?
These are the psychological "processes" Bridges writes about.
What is transition?
The Everglades.
What is Florida's largest natural wonder?
Collective processes of people working together toward common goals or collective efforts.
What is leadership?
An ending.
What does transition start with?
Involves realignments and re-patternings; going through an in-between time
What is the neutral zone?
Thousands - maybe millions!
How many definitions of leadership exist?
The ultimate purpose of effective leadership.
What is creating change?
Letting go of the old ways.
What is the first "process" of transition?
New energy, new sense of purpose; the old way of doing things is gone but the new way isn't comfortable yet.
What is the new beginning?
Sea cow.
What is another name for a manatee?
[The type of power] that is derived from the perception of specialized or superior knowledge.
What is expert power?
People.
What is the most important element of transition processes?