What Is Your Change Style - ASTD

Strengthen Your Capacity To Influence
2011 - Performance Advantage Systems 201.224.8848

Whats Your Change Style?
Leverage Your Change Style During Your Transition
ASTD
Northern New Jersey Chapter
Career Transition Special Interest Group
October 13, 2011

Sara Jane Radin
Managing Principal
Performance Advantage Systems
People. Purpose. Profit.
Executive Leadership Coaching & Development
SaraJane@PerformanceAdvantageSystems.com
201.224.8848
2011 Performance Advantage Systems 201.224.8848
Unexpected or Planned Change
Externally Imposed Self-Imposed

Down-sized Education
Family Situation Family Situation
Weather Weight

What can I do now? How can I maintain
my determination?
It is your response to change
that makes the change situation
an obstacle
OR
an opportunity!
Perception of Change
When you change the way you look at things,
the things you look at change!

Max Planck
(Circa mid 20th Century)

The Key Change Issue
THE TRANSITION
Future
State
Current
Situation
TRANSITION
Preferred Work Environment
Protectors Pragmatists Producers
Stable, structured,
orderly, predictable.

Group oriented
problem solving &
decision making.

Secure.
Flexible, adaptable
structure.

Harmonious and
participative
atmosphere.

Responsive to the
needs of the moment.

Non-bureaucratic:
Unconstrained by
rules and policy.

Work independently.

Future and risk
oriented

Aligning Preferences
Protectors Pragmatists Producers
Government
Education
Historical
Preservation/
museums
Regulated utilities
Large stable
companies
(insurance)
Routine/repetitive
positions
Companies that
tend to change in
response to need
(Pharma, Oil, Health
Services/hospitals,
consumer products,
retail,
manufacturing, not-
for-profit.)
Venture Capitalists

Start-ups (Green)
Entrepreneurs
(sales, consultants)
Dynamic, fast-paced
companies that are
continually in
growth mode (M &
A, Financial
Services)
Venture Capitalists

The Challenge of Change
Future
State
Current
Situation
TRANSITION
Feelings of FEAR
(False Evidence Appearing Real)
Loss of control, confusion, disorientation, stress,
anger, frustration, anxiousness, depression
Change Curve
Stages people move through during a transition
Time
SHOCK!
Denial
ANGER
RESISTANCE
Searching

ACCEPTANCE!
Solution

Resilience
Resilience is the internal capacity to rapidly
recover from adversity, setbacks, and
change so that you can be fully focused and
engaged to continue to persevere your
goals.

Being resilient gives you a competitive
advantage to
PROFIT from CHANGE!

Let Go...
Overestimate the value of what is being
given up.

Underestimate the value of potential
opportunities - what might be getting.

Pick Up...
Be curious = Up until now....

Reframe self-talk to create empowered
attitude = Im never going to get a job:
Im making progress in getting a job.

Leverage your strengths.

Create balanced days
(physical, pleasure, productive)
Pick Up...
Observe how you respond when you are
emotionally triggered so you can manage/
strengthen your EQ:

- Self awareness
- Self management
- Social awareness
- Relationship management

Pick Up...
Peer Coaching

Daily:
Accomplishments -
- 5 minute call to list commitments met.

Weekly (Friday):
Accomplishments + Process -
- One hour call to establish upcoming
week/daily commitments & issues where
guidance is needed.
Pick Up...
Maintain Optimism
Daily:
- Acknowledge one thing you appreciate
about yourself and also someone you know.
- Make a list of 10 things that make you feel
good and commit to doing one each day.
- Keep up-to-date list of your gifts and
talents.
- Read letters of appreciation, etc.
- Journaling 3 positives 3 sentences =
SAR (Situation, Action, Response)
Move On...Fearless Assessment
Whats preventing you internally - from moving forward?

TRANSITION GOAL: Get a research job as a scientist in a pharma
company BY December, 2011.

1) Describe one situation that is not going well in your life/transition.
No traction/success in my job search.

2) What are the counter-productive behaviors which you are not/doing
which are contributing to and perpetuating the one behavior in #1
above?
Complaining about being let go.

3) What are your worst fears that keeps you stuck?
Im not worthy/lack experience/skills/knowledge.

REPEAT questions 1, 2, 3 for additional behaviors.
REVISIT this Fearless Inventory every week...with your Peer Coach!
Move On...Resilience Alternatives
High Medium Low Protector Pragmatist Producer

STOP
DOING
Let go of:
1) Focusing on the past
2)
3)
START
DOING
Pick-up:
1) Asking relevant how to questions
2)
3)
CONTINUE
DOING
Maintain:
1) Exercising 5 days/week
2)
3)
Move On...Strategic Success Plan
TRANSITION GOAL: Get a research job as a scientist in a pharma
company BY December, 2011.

Weekly
ACTION MONITOR MEASURE ROADBLOCKS MITIGATION
5 face-to- Calendar List No one to meet Ramp up
face net- Peer Coach with! networking
work
mtgs/wk

Weekly

Weekly
Points of Change
Change is always the name of the game
because it is inevitable.

People dont resist change -
they resist being driven into change.

People dont resist the change that they choose
to create
(marriage, career advancements).

People change as they go through change!
Resources
Change Your Questions Change Your Life by Marilee G. Adams

Work Arounds That Work. How to Conquer Anything That Stands in Your Way at Work by
Russell Bishop

Managing Transitions: Making The Most of Change by William Bridges

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

The Next Level by Scott Eblin

10 Must Reads On Managing Yourself - Harvard Business Review

Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson

The Real Reason People Wont Change by Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey (HBR)

Resilience at Work by Salvatore R. Maddi and Deborah M. Khoshaba

Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success by John C. Maxwell.

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Lifes Hurdles
By Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte

Managing Personal Change by Cynthia Scott and Dennis Jaffe
YOUR OPPORTUNITY IS NOWHERE
Thank you,

Sara Jane Radin
Managing Principal
Performance Advantage Systems

GOOD LUCK!
INVEST
in
YOURSELF

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