1) Understand the journey
- Psychological shockwaves
- Three phases of transition
- Staggered experiences
2) Manage expectations…yours and theirs
- Be realistic about the challenge
- Delegate to your direct reports
- Discuss the demands of transition with your family and friends
3) Learn to survive in no-man’s land
- You won’t fit well in either the present or the future
- The old way won’t feel right, but the new way won’t work yet
- Find ways to stay connected
4) Act like a consultant
- Get on the balcony to look at issues
- Don’t take positions; discuss interests
5) Adopt and go
- Understand how you do it and how they do it
- Don’t waste time arguing about whose way is the best way
- Pick a way that will be least disruptive… and go!
6) Don't roll over and play dead...
Slide titles:

Understand the journey

Manage expectations... yours and theirs

Learn to survive in no-man's land

Act like a consultant

Adopt and go

Don't roll over and play dead

Add positive energy to the process

Consider the experience a "learning laboratory"

Protect confidentiality

Respect each other and the process

Guidelines for Effective Transition Teams