Harmonizing Human Energy

for Successful Transitions

Harmonizing Human Energy

for Successful Transitions

Leadership Forum 2007China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong

Barbara Spraker

Antioch University Seattle

Leadership Forum 2007China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong

Barbara Spraker

Antioch University Seattle

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“All things connote the Yin and the Yang

And the Yin and Yang keep acting upon each other

And thus things keep changing and unifying

themselves’’

The Book of Tao, chapter 42,

translated - Gu Zhengkun

“All things connote the Yin and the Yang

And the Yin and Yang keep acting upon each other

And thus things keep changing and unifying

themselves’’

The Book of Tao, chapter 42,

translated - Gu Zhengkun

From the lens of quantum physics:

•the world is interdependent

•it is dynamic

•reality emerges

•diversity is necessary

From the lens of quantum physics:

•the world is interdependent

•it is dynamic

•reality emerges

•diversity is necessary

“Transition”

is all there is

We are teaching skills for living

in a dynamic world

“Transition”

is all there is

We are teaching skills for living

in a dynamic world

Change ~is an event

Transition ~is a process

Change ~is an event

Transition ~is a process

The Leader’s Role in Successful

Transitions:

* Provide information* Create a safe environment* “BE” transparent, accessible* Engage people in many ways

These actions harmonize energy.

The Leader’s Role in Successful

Transitions:

* Provide information* Create a safe environment* “BE” transparent, accessible* Engage people in many ways

These actions harmonize energy.

Learning to Harmonize . . . . .

• You cannot do things to people but only with them

• When working with change, it is more effective to work with groups than individuals

• We are likely to carry out decisions that we have helped to make

Research of Kurt Lewin

Learning to Harmonize . . . . .

• You cannot do things to people but only with them

• When working with change, it is more effective to work with groups than individuals

• We are likely to carry out decisions that we have helped to make

Research of Kurt Lewin

Engagement, and Decision-making,

is the process through which

alignment and

harmonizing emerge

Engagement, and Decision-making,

is the process through which

alignment and

harmonizing emerge

Desired State

Driving forces Restraining forces

Desired State

Driving forces Restraining forces

Process of TransitionProcess of Transition

. . . unfreezing

. . . moving

. . . refreezing

. . . unfreezing

. . . moving

. . . refreezing

A Transition Team . . . A Transition Team . . .

“tends” to the Transition

“tends” to the Transition

The Value of the Transition Team:

• Knowledge of current situation• Insight about interdependencies• An early warning • Alignment of the subsystems• Peer ambassadors “hold” the purpose

• Organizational microcosm that models the desired environment

The Value of the Transition Team:

• Knowledge of current situation• Insight about interdependencies• An early warning • Alignment of the subsystems• Peer ambassadors “hold” the purpose

• Organizational microcosm that models the desired environment

Harmonizing Human EnergyIs our task . . . in our dynamic, interdependent world.

Harmonizing Human EnergyIs our task . . . in our dynamic, interdependent world.