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. He says transition is the psychological process of adapting to change. Transition consists of three phases: letting go of the past, the "neutral zone" where the past is gone but the new isn't fully present, and making the new beginning.
[Managing Transitions p 4,5]
He was educated at
Harvard
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(BA, English),
Columbia
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(MA, American History) and
Brown (PhD, American Civilization) Universities
and taught
American Literature
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at
Mills College until 1974,when he became a consultant.
Bridges died on February 17, 2013, from complications of
Lewy body disease at his home in Larkspur. He was 79.
Books
* ''Managing Transitions''
* ''Transitions''
* ''The Way of Transition''
* ''Creating You & Co''
References
External sources
William Bridges' Amazon Page
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American male writers
1933 births
2013 deaths
Harvard College alumni
Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
Brown University alumni
Mills College faculty