Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change Audiobook (Free)

The business enterprise world is a place of constant change, with stories of mergers, layoffs, bankruptcy, and restructuring appearing in the news headlines every day. No matter the level, when most of these changes strike the workplace, the cement situational shifts tend to be not as problematic for workers and managers to sort out as the emotional transitions that accompany them. Organizational transitions have an effect on people; it will always be individuals who have to accept a new situation and perform the about Handling Transitions: Taking advantage of Change corresponding changes.

Without a clear understanding of what transition does to employees and what employees in transition can, in turn, do to a business, the work of managing office change can be difficult. Managed badly, the result could be disastrous for morale and stability. As veteran business consultant William Bridges clarifies in detail, effective organizational change takes place when employees have an objective, a mental picture, a plan for, and a component to play in change. In short, successful change takes place only when workers are ‘on board’ with it.

Directed at managers on all rungs of the organization ladder, this thoroughly updated and expanded edition of the greatest offering Managing Transitions provides practical, step-by-step approaches for achieving goals and minimizing the disruptions caused by workplace change. It is an invaluable managerial tool for navigating an undoubtedly tumultuous time.