Strategic Engagement

CHAPTER 3

Transition Meetings

Almost all workplaces are in transition. Employees leave for one reason or another and each departure has an impact. There is a step-by-step way to significantly reduce downtime when there is a new leader or new employees. What follows is a simple and repeatable activity that accelerates productive work in moments of transition.

Introduction

The act of saying, “I am leaving my position” sends a wave of emotions throughout a work team and often an organization. That wave is proportional to how respected or disliked that particular leader is among the employees. Studies by the US Navy indicate that periods of transition are filled with certain characteristics partially because the future becomes less known than the ...