Stories of Organizational Transition

Stories are critical in how we conceptualize our experiences and communicate with others, and they are particularly useful tools for leaders during times of organizational transition.

Are you looking to prepare for and understand multiple types of transition from a series of viewpoints? If so, take a few moments to learn from your fellow OD community members in the stories below.

Leading Organizational Transition

The Announcement

Learn more about an unexpected visit from a high-ranking official that turned creative plans amok. This event became a lesson in the responsibilities that leaders have to their teams, especially under challenging circumstances.

Generational Succession in a Consulting Firm

Hear about how the firm’s founders initiated an intentional and collaborative transition to usher in a new stage of growth and success for the organization, navigating decisions about management, leadership, vision, and culture.

The Tip of The Spear

What happens when we’re faced with a worst-case scenario? Hear how this leadership team came together to triumph through an impossible situation, using it as a catalyst for learning, process changes, and cultural development.

Driving Transformation through Employee Voice, Alignment, and Collaboration

Learn how an organization’s leadership team was successfully able to increase revenue, reputation, and talent attraction by understanding the employee perspective, aligning on the approach, and collaborating closely across functions.

Participating In Organizational Transition

Embracing the Neutral Zone Uncertainty

Discover how a career transition was successfully managed by putting ego to the side, leaning into the unknown, and remaining open to outside perspectives.

Breaking Through Self-Imposed Limits

Explore how embarking on a journey of learning helped an MSOD student step outside her existing world and apply her newly honed skills across her personal and professional life, and her community involvement.