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
“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
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
Process of TransitionProcess of Transition
. . . unfreezing
. . . moving
. . . refreezing
. . . unfreezing
. . . moving
. . . refreezing
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