William E. Bridges (1933-2013) American author, speaker, and organizational consultant whose pioneering work on transition transformed the way people think about change. He emphasized the importance of understanding transitions as a key for organizations to succeed in making changes. He says that transition 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. Document Signed, 1961 bank check made out by his mother to William who signed on the back.

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