Managing Transitions Presentation
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The document discusses the significance of managing transitions within organizations and communities, emphasizing the need to navigate through change thoughtfully. It outlines the stages of transition, including letting go of old identities, navigating the neutral zone, and embracing new beginnings, while highlighting demographic shifts that affect societal structures. Key take-aways stress that change is constant, the importance of managing organizational change, and the necessity of planning for long-term community solutions.
Managing Transitions Presentation
- 1. MANAGING TRANSITIONS NCLGBA SUMMER CONFERENCE Our moral responsibility is not to stop the future, but to shape it…to channel our destiny in humane directions and to ease the trauma of transition. – Alvin Toffler, American futurist
- 5. TABLE DISCUSSION – IDENTIFY CHANGES Identify two or three changes that are taking place within your organization. Were you part of the change decision or was the change done to you?
- 6. STAGES OF TRANSITION 1. Let go of the old way and old identities 2. Go though an in‐between time Old is gone ‐‐ New isn’t fully operational This is called the Neutral Zone 3. Come out of the transition and make a new beginning
- 8. LETTING GO OF THE OLD… Identify who is losing what Accept the reality and importance of subjective losses Don’t be surprised at overreactions Acknowledge losses openly Expect and accept the signs of grieving
- 9. GETTING THROUGH THE NEUTRAL ZONE How are people feeling? Lost and confused – what are the rules? who is in charge? In the nowhere between two somewheres People are searching for ways to (CUSP): Get more control of their situation Understand what is happening Recover the feeling of being supported Clarification of priorities Step back and take stock Communicate – hear what others have to say Reorientation and redefinition
- 11. NEW BEGINNING What will the future hold? Changes in organizational strategy, priorities, business practices, cultural values Create a purpose – a picture – a plan – and a part “A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.” ‐ Antoine de Saint‐Exupery, French Novelist
- 12. WILLIAM BRIDGE’S MODEL Performance Curve Endings • Denial • Anxiety • Shock • Chaos Neutral Zone • Curiosity • Uncertainty • Highs/Lows • Instability New Beginnings • Hope • Optimism • Clarity • Purpose Empathy Validation Vision Information Communication Plans/Structures Roles Participation Recognition
- 13. MAJOR CHANGES AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITIES Economic Development Job creation Demographic shifts Climate Change Sustainable Development Patterns Public heath Issues
- 14. EMPHASIZED THE DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES The graying of America The browning of America The rise of the single person households Change in the traditional family Changes to labor force The rise of the “millenials” Shift in market preferences for livable communities Sources: Brookings Institution, Dr. James Johnson, UNC , Christopher Leinberger, US Census Bureau
- 15. PROJECTIONS ON AGING AND HOUSEHOLDS By 2030, one in 5 Americans will be over the age of 65. The U.S. birthrate will drop from 1% to .25% by 2035. Life expectancy will increase from 76.0 years in 1993 to 82.6 years in 2050. By 2050, the number of Americans over the age of 85 will triple from 5.4 to 19 million. By 2025, the number of single person households will equal family households. By 2050, the overwhelming majority of households will be single.
- 16. IMPLICATIONS OF AN AGING POPULATION Land use patterns and transportation choices will change as millions of aging Americans realize they can no longer drive. There will not be enough workers to take care of the aging population. The younger generation will demand different lifestyle, housing choices and transportation choices. The size of homes and lots will get smaller. Tax base for local governments may be challenged as seniors seek property tax relief due to their fixed income.
- 17. THE GENERATION GAP Name Born Between Greatest Generation 1901‐1924 Silent/Chosen Generation 1923‐1945 Baby Boom Generation 1946‐1964 Generation X 1965‐1981 Generation Y 1982‐1995 Generation Z 1996‐Today
- 18. GENERATION GAP (2009 ACS) Name Raleigh Greatest Generation 1.1% Silent/Chosen Generation 6.8% Baby Boom Generation 20.7% Generation X 25.0% Generation Y 26.8% Generation Z 19.6% Median Age 31.9
- 19. IMPLICATIONS OF THE GENERATION SHIFT Generation X and Y will be moving into leadership and decision‐making positions. Their values will begin to shape laws and public policy. The 2020s will be the decade when single person households will surpass family households for the first time in American history. There will be tension over the next 10 years as generations transform to American attitudes and values. The 2020s will be dramatic in terms of cultural and political values as the last of the boomers retire.
- 20. TABLE DISCUSSION – IMPACT OF CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS What kind of demographic changes are occurring in your community right now? What strategies are being funded in your budget to specifically address issues related to the demographic changes?
- 21. 5 TAKE‐AWAYS FROM THE PRESENTATION 1. Change is constant 2. Manage organizational change 3. Pay attention to your community profiles 4. Fund strategies for long term community solutions 5. The better you plan – the faster you get through transition