Personal transition management

"FINDING THE EYE OF THE STORM":
PERSONAL TRANSITION MANAGEMENT

"Finding the Eye of the Storm" is designed to assist managers and employees through periods of tumultuous change by examining the common stresses associated with change, empathizing with that process, and offering a problem-solving strategy using a nationally recognized model of transition.

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Scenes Included in the Program:

INGREDIENTS
Employees knew the score in days gone by. Pay was tied to very narrow job descriptions, and although organizational structures were rigid, they were solid. Today, customer sophistication has demanded flexibility in the workforce, often putting greater responsibility on employees while decreasing resources.

HISTORY
One of our most popular monologues satirizes a swashbuckling CFO charged with cutting back the workforce. In hopes of softening the blow, he sings a parody of Sam Cooke's "History".

RAWHIDE
People are dealing with nonstop change today. Just when you've made camp and are ready to settle down to a comfortable routine, the company pulls up stakes and heads further out West. Rawhide looks at the decisions individuals must make when the organization decides it's time to move.

CLOSING DOOR
They say that when the door closes...a window opens. Depending upon how you look at it, that could be a frightening proposition. This scene voices the unspoken fears of many employees concerning nonstop change.

TRANSITIONS
An outline of William Bridges' model of transition acknowledges the personal processes associated with change.

HONEY, PASS THE CLICKER
We need only look at our personal lives to realize the difficulty of moving away from the comfort of routine. This humorous scene reduces the stress associated with uncertainty by linking it to familiarity. When the baleful perception of change becomes benign, transition becomes manageable.

SLOUGHING OFF THE OLD SKIN
This woman's inspirational story explains how she worked through all three stages of Bridges' model of transition, turning a nightmare into a dream come true.

THE CHECKUP
When going through periods of transition, it is easy to forget about taking care of our health. This scene emphasizes the need to keep in shape in order to be at the top of our game while going through this process.

WATCH 'EM GO
Managers and employees on both sides of the firing line can benefit from mastering their personal transitions. Terminated co-workers as well as those left behind go through similar processes as this manager reports the emotional atmosphere after a round of downsizing.

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