The
Transition Manager's Creed
Copyright
© 1982, MG Taylor, Gail and Matt Taylor
Transition
Management is a specific kind of management.
It
is required at specific historical moments
in the life of an organization, corporation,
city, country or planet.
That
moment is the transformation from one state
of being to another.
The
Transition Manager facilitates the process
of the transformation by combining the vantage
points of strategic planning and project management,
and forging an environment in which the creative
energies of a group of people can function
for mutual and planetary advancement.
The
role and duties of the Transition Manager
are specific; and the ethical framework of
the Transition Manager is of the highest order.
The
Transition Manager may or may not be in an
apparent position of authority or power; s/he
may or may not be recognized for the work
performed--these issues are circumstantial
and a matter of practical consideration.
The
Transition Manager works for no agency alone,
s/he pledges allegiance to life, planet Earth,
humankind, and the community within which
s/he works.
The
Transition Manager is responsible to life's
quest to reach a higher order of being, manifested
in specific accomplishments.
No
matter what wok role or position the Transition
Manager assumes, s/he functions from sapient
authority in performance of the duties.
Organizations
in transformation are in the mature phase
or exist in an environment that is in a mature
phase of its life cycle. In those circumstances,
human credibility, certification and authority
are based on the assumptions of the old paradigm
that is undergoing severe stresses.
The
Transition Manager maintains the ability to
operate in two different, and often hostile,
environments; this ability is essential to
creating the bridge necessary for successful
transformations.
The
Transition Manager must remain free from entrapment
by either the old or the new; the correct
vantage point is from both and from a healthy
transition with no commitment to a predetermined
outcome in the specific.
The
Transition Manager's fiduciary responsibility
requires that s/he gain not undue advantage
from the experience.
