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  1. The model identifies the three stages an individual experiences during change: Ending What Currently Is, The Neutral Zone and The New Beginning. Developed by William Bridges, the Bridges Transition Model has been used by leaders and management consultants for more than thirty years.

  2. William Bridges (1933 – February 17, 2013) was an American author, speaker, and organizational consultant. He emphasized the importance of understanding transitions as a key for organizations to succeed in making changes.

    • Guiding Organizations and Individuals Through Transition
    • Educational Background and Philosophy
    • Discovering His Life’S Work
    • Books by William Bridges
    • William Bridges Associates

    For over three decades, William Bridges has guided thousands of individuals and hundreds of organizations through the maze of transitions that accompany change. The professional seminars he launched have certified thousands of managers, trainers and consultants worldwide to conduct Transition Management programs. Clients comprise a cross section of...

    Raised in New England, Bill received his BA in English with an interest in American Studies from Harvard, his MA in History from Columbia, and a PhD in American Civilization from Brown University. With an education in American literature emphasizing 19th Century New England writers, Bill brought a historical and philosophical perspective to his hig...

    Bill’s experience trying to negotiate significant transitions in his own life was the catalyst for his investigations. As an observer and thinker whose knowledge and skills bridged many disciplines, he carved out a distinctive career path based on his passions and interests. He was an American Literature professor at Mills College in California, du...

    Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes

    In 1980, Bill published Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes, in order to help individuals cope with the difficult, painful and confusing periods in their lives. Transitions proposed that individuals experience change in three stages: first as an ending, followed by a period of confusion and distress, and then followed by a new beginning. He noted that because Western culture offers few rituals or rites of passage to mark the passage through these stages, people often try to skip from...

    Managing Transitions, Making the Most of Change

    Bill drew on what he learned working with organizations in Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change. Originally published in 1991, the book was updated and expanded; it went on to become a national bestseller. The 25th Anniversary revision by Susan Bridges was released in 2017. Whereas Transitions had looked at change from the perspective of individuals, Managing Transitionslooked at the impact of major change on organizations, which were being increasingly affected by mergers, acquisi...

    The Way of Transition

    In 2001, Bill published his most personal, intimate and searing book, The Way of Transition: Embracing Life’s Most Difficult Moments. It was inspired by his experience of the death of his first wife, and explored the process of self-renewal by examining how painful experiences help us to grow. He was aware of the implicit demand people often make for one to move on from grief quickly. Instead, he allowed himself to spend time in solitude. In doing so, he prepared himself to become psychologic...

    Bill founded William Bridges Associates in 1985 in Mill Valley, California. Brought in as a strategic organizational consultant, Susan Bridges advised Bill in setting the direction of the business. After their marriage ten years later, Susan joined Bill as his partner and co-owner. She later merged her long-standing leadership development business ...

  3. William Bridges Associates provides organizations and individuals with the model and skills to manage the human side of change.

  4. Change consultant William Bridges created the Transition Model in 1979, and developed it with Susan Bridges over the following four decades. The model highlights the difference between change and transition.

  5. Sep 22, 2009 · As veteran business consultant William Bridges explains, successful organizational change takes place when employees have a clear purpose, a plan for, and a part to play in their changing surroundings.

  6. William Bridges is an internationally recognized authority on managing change in the workplace. For more than two decades, he has been helping clients with mergers,...

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