TY - BOOK AU - Bridges,William AU - Bridges, Susan TI - Managing transitions: making the most of change SN - 9780738219653 PY - 2016/// CY - Boston, Massachusetts PB - Da Capo KW - Leadership KW - Business and management KW - Management KW - Change management KW - Organisational change KW - Organizational change KW - Business development KW - Human resources N1 - Foreword by Patrick Lencioni (The five dysfunctions of a team) N2 - THE BUSINESS WORLD IS CONSTANTLY TRANSFORMING. When restructures, mergers, bankruptcies and lay-offs hit the workplace, employees and managers naturally find the resulting situational shifts to be challenging. But the psychological transitions that accompany them are even more stressful. Organisational transitions affect people; it is always people, rather than a company, who have to embrace a new situation and carry out the corresponding change. As veteran business consultant William Bridges explains, transition is successful when employees have a purpose, a plan and a part to play. This indispensable guide is now updated to reflect the challenges of today's ever-changing, always-on and globally connected workplaces. Directed at managers on all rungs of the corporate ladder, this expanded edition of the classic bestseller provides practical, step-by-step strategies for minimising disruptions and navigating uncertain times ER -