Leading Organizational Transition Brochure

1. The Leading Organizational Transition:
Train-The-Trainer Program
An exclusive partnership program between Linkage and William Bridges & Associates
Obtain the skills and qualifications to:
• Deliver a proven curriculum and set of tools to your organization
• Drive change that is less disruptive and more productive
• Develop action plans to positively affect the human side of change
• Partner with your senior leadership team on transition
management
Linkage was named a Top 20 Leadership Training
Company by Training Industry in 2009 and 2010.

2. The Leading Organizational Transition: Train-The-Trainer Program
About William Bridges
2011 open enrollment programs:
• May 17-19 • San Francisco, CA • October 18-20 • Boston, MA
• June 21-23 • Washington, DC • December 13-15 • Atlanta, GA
• September 13-15 • Chicago, IL
For over three decades, William Bridges
& Associates has helped organizations
and individuals deal more effectively
with change. A pioneer and leader in the
field of transition management, William
Transition Management helps organizations increase their productivity and satis-
Bridges is widely recognized for his faction during periods of change, while accelerating the overall results during the
breakthrough thinking on how to help transition period.
people deal productively with change.
The Leading Organizational Transition: Train-The-Trainer Program certifies participants
to deliver two skill-building workshops:
About Susan Mitchell • Managing Organizational Transition—Designed for leaders/managers who
Bridges are responsible for implementing change. This program provides managers with
the knowledge and skills to lead and coach people through change and transition,
resulting in less disruption and increased productivity.
• Individual Transition in Organizations—Designed for individual contributors
whose roles, careers, and lives are being impacted by change. Participants learn to
manage the transition caused by the change with less disruption to their lives.
Who should attend
Susan Bridges has provided leadership Professionals responsible for driving and implementing change in organizations
consulting and executive development
services to individuals and organiza-
tions experiencing transition manage- Program length: 3 days
ment issues for over twenty years, Price: $2,595
partnering with leaders who must
initiate change and transition in their
organizations.
The Leading Organizational Transition:
Train-The-Trainer Program is eligible for the
In its most basic function, transition helps people
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following benefits. Please call 781-402-5555
for details. come to terms with change. If a change is to be
successful, each of the phases of transition must be
given it’s due.
William Bridges
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3. The Leading Organizational Transition: Train-The-Trainer Program
Program overview
Managing Organizational
Leading Organizational Transition is a Train-The-Trainer Program designed for professionals who Transition
have a background or experience in change management. The curriculum for the Leading Organiza-
tional Transition: Train-The-Trainer Program is based on The Three-Phase Transition Model™. This program provides a framework and tools
for supervisors, managers, directors, and
executives who are responsible for leading
people through organizational changes, and
making those changes work. It is intended to
help leaders minimize the distress and disrup-
tions that change creates and helps to instead
renew commitment and creativity.
Course curriculum
• Change versus Transition
• Locating People in Change
• Managing Endings
• Leading in the Neutral Zone
• Supporting New Beginnings
• Action Plan and Resources
This course features resource tools including:
Action Planning, Strategies to Manage Transi-
tion, Using Transition Monitoring Teams, and
Coaching People In Transition.
Transition is a three-phase process that individuals experience when dealing with change. These
phases include: Individual Transition in
• Ending—the outcome is for people to let go of the old ways of doing things Organizations
• Neutral Zone—people find themselves in a confusing, and in-between state (not quite letting This program helps individuals manage the
go and not quite accepting the new state) transitions that are created by the changes
• New Beginning—people start to take hold and grow familiar with the new reality they are facing in their organizations. It is
intended to help people understand the
This program will help you guide your organizations, leaders, and individuals through change for process they are going through, and to develop
successful outcomes. individual action plans that will enable them
to enhance their ability to successfully grow
through times of rapid and significant change.
Course curriculum
• Change versus Transition
• Changes in Your Life
• Managing One Change
• Action Plan and Resources
This course features tools to help participants:
Manage Endings, Enable New Beginnings,
Deal with Constant Change, and Build Resil-
ience.
To participate or for more information please call 781.402.5555 or visit www.linkageinc.com 3

4. Post program: From Linkage’s Change
• Participants who complete The Leading Organizational Transitions: Train-The-Trainer and Transition Practice
Program are certified to deliver Managing Organizational Transitions and Individual
Transition in Organizations.
Leader
• Certified trainers are encouraged to participate in free ongoing webinars for additional
support offered by Linkage. Dear Colleague:
• All materials for deliveries must be purchased through Linkage, exclusive partner of It is clear that this is a time full of
William Bridges & Associates. changes in strategy, technology, product
mix, culture, and communication—and
with many of them, reorganization
Alternate delivery and licensing options: and redeployment. Too many of these
Linkage Master Facilitators are available to deliver Leading Organizational Transition on- changes will be planned with not
site at your organization. Linkage can also facilitate your deliveries of Managing Orga- enough concern for how they will affect
nizational Transition and Individual Transition in Organizations to accelerate your change people or what people will have to do to
implementation. make them work.
Electronic licensing options are available for large scale roll-outs of the program(s) in ad- Most of the time, changes made to
dition to interactive toolkits for continued action planning. strengthen an organization actually
weaken it by leaving its people resentful,
de-motivated, and confused at a time
For additional information or to register when commitment and productivity are
781.402.5555 essential.
781.402.5556 Leading Organizational Transition is a
widely-used and readily learned set of
info@linkageinc.com strategies and tools for managing the
www.linkageinc.com human side of change. And, the pro-
gram helps individuals manage the tran-
Linkage sitions that are created by the changes
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Burlington, MA 01803 Transition helps organizations minimize
the distress and disruption that so often
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I hope you will join us at Linkage and
discover how managing change and
transitions more effectively can benefit
you and your organization.
Yours truly,
Mitchell Nash
Regional Vice
President, Principal
Consultant, and
Master Coach
Linkage is a global organizational development company that specializes in leadership development.
We provide clients around the globe with integrated solutions that include strategic consulting services,
customized leadership development and training experiences, tailored assessment services, and
benchmark research. Linkage’s mission is to connect high performing leaders and organizations to the
futures they want to create. With a relentless commitment to learning, Linkage offers conferences, learning summits, open-enrollment
workshops, and distance learning programs on leading-edge topics in leadership, management, human resources, and organizational
development. More than 200,000 leaders and managers have attended Linkage programs since 1988.
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