The Manager's Pocket Guide to Corporate Culture Change

Step A.Making the transition

• What it means:

— Finding something useful in the emptiness or pain created by letting go of the past

• How it works:

— Discover what’s left

— Understand the pitfalls

— Settle into the reality of moving forward

The Idea

Making the transition involves the ability to find something useful in the emptiness or pain created by letting go of the past.  The gap between acceptance and beginning again can be a time of considerable disorientation.

Change means heading into unfamiliar territory.  A person’s foundation and sense of direction may get lost.  They might feel confused.  Ordinary things may seem unreal, and what used to seem critically important may suddenly lose value.  Out of this disorientation, a person struggles ...