title: Between the trapezes--making the most of change.
abstract: This paper recounts the author's own experience of mismanaging change and describes the unfortunate outcome. Two theories are introduced and applied retrospectively to the case cited in order to identify how it could have been handled more sensitively and successfully. The first theory relates to the stages involved in the process of change as described by William Bridges. The second refers to the specific relationship between the psychometric instrument, Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the different ways in which individuals are likely, and to a certain extent can be predicted to behave in a time of change.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011582:Psychological Theory