Let's talk about change and transition...
Change represents the new set of circumstances or the new situation we desire.
Change represents the end result of a successful organizational effort. Examples include creating a new department, changing the organizational structure, moving to a new location, or launching a new product or offering. All of these are significant changes.
Transition, on the other hand, is the set of people-oriented experiences that precede change.
If change is about new circumstances, transition is the emotional, psychological, and spiritual adjustments people go through as change is implemented. We manage change, but we lead transitions.
“Unlike change management, transition leadership starts with where people are and works forward.“
– GAVIN ADAMS
Pick up Big Shoes To Fill to learn how to step into a new leadership role without stepping in it.
YOU GOT THE POSITION… YOU’RE THE LEADER… NOW WHAT?
Founding an organization is like building a plane and testing it out. When it’s ready, and you’re ready.
On the other hand, stepping into an organization or team someone else created feels more like jumping into a moving plane. The plane is full of people. You must get to know your new copilots, maintain direction, and keep it aloft.
Most of us won’t start something new. We’ll inherit something old.
Big Shoes to Fill, by Gavin Adams, helps leaders:
- Understand the tensions and problems associated with leading what’s inherited,
- Create a learning environment that expedites trust, and
- Guide everyone experiencing the transition through the normative emotions of change.
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About Me...
Hi. I'm Dr. Gavin Adams, an author, communicator, strategic consultant, and leadership coach helping leaders and pastors work on it, not just in it.
From the marketplace to ministry, I’ve spent my professional life pinpointing problems, innovating solutions, and implementing strategies.
After business school, I spent my first decade working as a strategist and change management consultant.
During my 15-year ministry journey, I helped plant a church, revitalize a church, pastor a rapidly growing church, lead a mega-church, and lead a campus for a multi-site church.
My unique experiences give me an uncommon understanding of individual and organizational leadership.
I have an M.B.A. from Georgia State University and a Masters of Theology and Doctorate of Ministry from Liberty University.
“Leaders create the future.
Managers maintain the present.
Organizations tend to prefer the latter.“
– GAVIN ADAMS
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