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Strengthen Your Capacity To Influence

© 2011 - Performance Advantage Systems – 201.224.8848

What’s Your Change Style?What’s Your Change Style?Leverage Your Change Style During Your TransitionLeverage Your Change Style During Your Transition

ASTDNorthern New Jersey Chapter

Career Transition Special Interest Group

October 13, 2011

Sara Jane RadinManaging Principal

Performance Advantage SystemsPeople. Purpose. Profit.

Executive Leadership Coaching & [email protected]

201.224.8848

mailto:[email protected]

Strengthen Your Capacity To Influence© 2011 – Performance Advantage Systems – 201.224.8848

Unexpected or Planned ChangeUnexpected 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 changethat makes the change situation

an obstacle OR

an opportunity!


Perception of ChangePerception 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 IssueThe Key Change Issue

THE TRANSITION

FutureFutureStateState

CurrentCurrentSituationSituation

TRANSITIONTRANSITION


Preferred Work Environment Preferred Work Environment

ProtectorsProtectors PragmatistsPragmatists ProducersProducersStable, 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 PreferencesAligning Preferences

ProtectorsProtectors PragmatistsPragmatists ProducersProducers♦ 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 (GreenGreen)

♦ Entrepreneurs

(sales, consultants)

♦ Dynamic, fast-paced

companies that are

continually in

growth mode (M &

A, Financial

Services)

♦ Venture Capitalists


The Challenge of ChangeThe Challenge of Change

FutureFutureStateState

CurrentCurrentSituationSituation

TRANSITIONTRANSITION

Feelings of FEAR(False Evidence Appearing Real)

Loss of control, confusion, disorientation, stress, anger, frustration, anxiousness, depression


Change CurveChange Curve

……Stages people move through during a transition…Stages people move through during a transition…Stages

Stag es

TimeTime

SHOCK!SHOCK!

DenialDenial

ANGERANGER

RESISTANCERESISTANCE

SearchinSearchingg

ACCEPTANCE!ACCEPTANCE!

SolutiSolutionon


ResilienceResilience

Resilience is the internal capacity to rapidlyrecover 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!PROFIT from CHANGE!


Let Go...Let Go...

● Overestimate the value of what is being given up.

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


Pick Up...Pick Up...

● Be curious = “Up until now...”.

● Reframe self-talk to create empowered attitude = “I’m never going to get a job”: “I’m making progress in getting a job”.

● Leverage your strengths.

● Create balanced days (physical, pleasure, productive)



● Observe how you respond when you are emotionally triggered so you can manage/ strengthen your EQ:

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



● 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.



● Maintain Optimism Daily: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 AssessmentMove On...Fearless Assessment

What’s 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? I’m 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 AlternativesMove 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)3)

CONTINUE

DOING

Maintain:

1) Exercising 5 days/week

2)

3)


Move On...Strategic Success PlanMove On...Strategic Success Plan

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

WeeklyACTION MONITOR MEASURE ROADBLOCKS MITIGATION5 face-to- Calendar List No one to meet Ramp upface net- Peer Coach with! networkingwork mtgs/wk

WeeklyACTION MONITOR MEASURE ROADBLOCKS MITIGATION

WeeklyACTION MONITOR MEASURE ROADBLOCKS MITIGATION


Points of ChangePoints of Change

◦ Change is always the name of the gamebecause it is inevitable.

◦ ◦ People don’t resist change - People don’t resist change - they resist being driven into change.they resist being driven into change.

◦ ◦ People don’t resist the change that they choose People don’t resist the change that they choose to createto create

(marriage, career advancements).(marriage, career advancements).

◦ ◦ People change as they go through change!People change as they go through change!


ResourcesResources

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 Won’t 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 Life’s HurdlesBy Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte

Managing Personal Change by Cynthia Scott and Dennis Jaffe


YOUR OPPORTUNITY IS NOWHERE

Thank you,

Sara Jane RadinManaging Principal

Performance Advantage Systems

GOOD LUCK!GOOD LUCK!

INVESTINVESTin

YOURSELF

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