William Bridges (author)
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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.[1]
He was educated at Harvard (BA, English), Columbia (MA, American History) and Brown (PhD, American Civilization) Universities [2] and taught American Literature 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.[3]
Books
- Managing Transitions ISBN 0-7382-1380-2
- Transitions ISBN 0-7382-0904-X
- The Way of Transition ISBN 0-7382-0529-X
- Creating You & Co ISBN 0-7382-0032-8
References
- ^ Managing Transitions p 4,5
- ^ "Obituary". NY Times. March 3, 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "William Bridges, Larkspur author of books on life changes, dies at 79". marinij.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
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