Managing Transitions (25th anniversary edition): Making the Most of Change

Kurt Lewin.10 In the 1930s he came up with the idea of force field analysis, which essentially recognizes that in any situation where change is desired, successful management of that change requires applied inversion.

The process of crossing the threshold is demanding for each and every one of us. When the cracks appear in a long-held belief, it causes anxiety and pain. As the certain world is replaced by great uncertainty, the risk is that we cling to what we know more than ever. The gravitational pull of the familiar exerts itself, no matter how dysfunctional

Tactic 1 – Effective communications Tactic 2 – Executive sponsorship Tactic 3 – Coaching by managers and supervisors Tactic 4 – Ready access to business information