1. 10 Guidelines for Effective Integration Teams

2. 1. Understand the journey
Psychological shockwaves
Three phases of transition
Staggered experiences

3. 2. Manage expectations… yours and theirs
Be realistic about the challenge
Delegate to your direct reports
Discuss the demands of transition with your family and friends

4. 3. Learn to survive in no-man’s land
You won’t fit well in either the present or the future
The old way won’t feel right, but the new way won’t work yet
Find ways to stay connected

5. 4. Act like a consultant Get on the balcony to look at issues
Don’t take positions; discuss interests

6. 5. Adopt and go Understand how you do it and how they do it
Don’t waste time arguing about whose way is the best way
Pick a way that will be least disruptive… and go!

7. 6. Don’t roll over and play dead
Your ideas matter
Raise genuinely important differentiators to the surface first
Pick your battles carefully

8. 7. Add positive energy to the process
Transition is all about energy management
When energy is depleted, you’re responsible for replenishment
Without energy the transition process grinds to a halt

9. 8. Consider the experience a “learning laboratory”
Consciously select areas where you want to personally develop as you go through this experience
Without specific goals you’ll just survive, not thrive
There’s a lot of permission to “experiment” with new skills

10. 9. Protect confidentiality
You’ve heard it before…but it’s worth repeating
Don’t leave confidential documents in meeting rooms, on copiers, or open on your desk
Be extremely careful about forwarding s

11. 10. Respect each other and the process
Realize that there are different “realities” and respect the differences in perspective
Focus on the problem, not the person
Respect the fact that this opportunity is greater than any of our individual needs

12. Guidelines for Effective Transition Teams
Understand the journey
Manage expectations… yours and theirs
Learn to survive in no-man’s land
Act like a consultant
Adopt and go
Don’t roll over and play dead
Add positive energy to the process
Consider the experience a “living laboratory” for learning
Protect confidentiality
Respect each other and the process