A process for change that puts your team first
As an Agile shop, we’re always looking to improve the way we work. Change can be challenging, so we've been looking for better ways to make these changes.
Recently we’ve been following a process laid out by Patrick Lencioni and transition expert William Bridges.
We put together a quick two-page guide to the process and we thought some of you might find it useful too.
Paying attention to the period of transition
The process focuses on the needs of your team through the period of transition. That way you can make the change smoother and you’re more likely to achieve the desired results.
Change means people can lose aspects of the status quo that they’re attached to: things like feelings of control, a familiar structure or their own turf. The first part of our guide looks at the seven losses, and how to respond to them.
The second part looks at four ways you can guide people through the uncertainties of this period of transition, which Lencioni calls the neutral zone.
Here are Lencioni’s resources:
And here is our two-page guide:
Guiding your team through the period of transition (PDF)
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