Managing Change A Transition Perspective Michael Higgins Career Coach and Author ISKO 29th May 2018 www.thisismypath.co.uk © This Is My Path Limited 2018
www.thisismypath.co.uk © This Is My Path Limited 2018 Plan for the session What is your experience of managing change? People’s reactions as derailers The Kubler Ross model of change The Bridges model of transition Coping Mechanisms Implications www.thisismypath.co.uk © This Is My Path Limited 2018
www.thisismypath.co.uk © This Is My Path Limited 2018 Your experiences What sorts of changes do you instigate? Think about a significant change you have witnessed to the way an organisation works How did you experience it? What helped the process? What hindered the process? www.thisismypath.co.uk © This Is My Path Limited 2018
Kubler-Ross Change Curve Morale/Effectiveness Anger Integration Frustration Exploration Shock Depression Time www.thisismypath.co.uk © This Is My Path Limited 2018
Bridges Transition Model Endings Disengagement Dismantling Disidentification Disenchantment Disorientation The Neutral Zone 40 days in the wilderness New Beginnings Clues Hunches Notice your attention www.thisismypath.co.uk © This Is My Path Limited 2018
www.thisismypath.co.uk © This Is My Path Limited 2016 Coping Mechanisms Problem-focused Active coping Planning Suppression of competing activities Restraint coping Seeking of instrumental social support Disengagement Emotional-focused Seeking of emotional social support Positive reinterpretation Acceptance Denial Turning to religion Other Focus on and venting of emotions Behavioural disengagement Mental disengagement Disengagement through drugs www.thisismypath.co.uk © This Is My Path Limited 2016
www.thisismypath.co.uk © This Is My Path Limited 2018 Implications Self knowledge – own stage, reactions, preferred coping mechanisms Display empathy but manage the boundaries Allow time Be the adult Changing career – time and stages www.thisismypath.co.uk © This Is My Path Limited 2018
www.thisismypath.co.uk © This Is My Path Limited 2018 Resources Bridges, W ‘Transitions, Making Sense of Life’s Changes’ (2004) Carver, C.S; Scheier, M F ; Weintraub, J K. (1989) ‘Assessing Coping Strategies: A Theoretically Based Approach’, Journal of personality and social psychology, 56(2), pp.267-83. Ibarra, H ‘Working Identity’ (2003) Higgins, M ‘Pit Stop: A Career Workbook for Busy People’ (2012) www.thisismypath.co.uk © This Is My Path Limited 2018