1. Harmonizing Human Energy for Successful Transitions Leadership Forum 2007 China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong Barbara Spraker Antioch University Seattle Leadership Forum 2007 China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong Barbara Spraker Antioch University Seattle

3. “All things connote the Yin and the Yang And the Yin and Yang keep acting upon each other And thus things keep changing and unifying themselves’’ The Book of Tao, chapter 42, translated - Gu Zhengkun

4. From the lens of quantum physics: the world is interdependent it is dynamic reality emerges diversity is necessary From the lens of quantum physics: the world is interdependent it is dynamic reality emerges diversity is necessary

5. “Transition” is all there is We are teaching skills for living in a dynamic world “Transition” is all there is We are teaching skills for living in a dynamic world

6. Change ~ is an event Transition ~ is a process Change ~ is an event Transition ~ is a process

7. The Leader’s Role in Successful Transitions: * Provide information * Create a safe environment * “BE” transparent, accessible * Engage people in many ways These actions harmonize energy. The Leader’s Role in Successful Transitions: * Provide information * Create a safe environment * “BE” transparent, accessible * Engage people in many ways These actions harmonize energy.

8. Learning to Harmonize..... You cannot do things to people but only with them When working with change, it is more effective to work with groups than individuals We are likely to carry out decisions that we have helped to make Research of Kurt Lewin Learning to Harmonize..... You cannot do things to people but only with them When working with change, it is more effective to work with groups than individuals We are likely to carry out decisions that we have helped to make Research of Kurt Lewin

9. Engagement, and Decision-making, is the process through which alignment and harmonizing emerge Engagement, and Decision-making, is the process through which alignment and harmonizing emerge

10. Desired State Driving forces Restraining forces Desired State Driving forces Restraining forces

11. Process of Transition...unfreezing... moving...refreezing...unfreezing... moving...refreezing

12. A Transition Team... “tends” to the Transition

13. The Value of the Transition Team: Knowledge of current situation Insight about interdependencies An early warning Alignment of the subsystems Peer ambassadors “hold” the purpose Organizational microcosm that models the desired environment The Value of the Transition Team: Knowledge of current situation Insight about interdependencies An early warning Alignment of the subsystems Peer ambassadors “hold” the purpose Organizational microcosm that models the desired environment

14. Harmonizing Human Energy Is our task... in our dynamic, interdependent world. Harmonizing Human Energy Is our task... in our dynamic, interdependent world.