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There are more than 6 million people looking for work. The rest are looking at work and seeking signs that their job is safe.
The truth is that no job is safe. Jobs will become less safe because the confidence in the economy has crumbled and business leaders have become business leaners, hanging back and trying to predict the next move instead of driving that move.
That attitude is a business disaster-in-the-making as the winds of creative destruction begin to turn into a hurricane-force gale, tossing non-performing companies into the dustbin of economic history.
Your job leaders will never tell you that they’re worried about the future and warn you to begin looking at other employment options. But you can tell it’s going to happen.
It’s called organizational panic. In the individual, you can see signs of panic. Sweat. Fingernail chewing. Shaking. Screaming. An organization is different. You have to look for other signs.
Here are some signs that panic has set in at your place of work.
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Business Strategy, Money, Online Investing AI, US Economy
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The precarious economy has lots of people worried. They’re especially concerned that they’ll lose their jobs. It’s no wonder that you see more “How To Keep Your Job” articles on the web and in today’s newspapers and magazines.
If you can sum up the advice in these articles, like the one written by Martin Lindstrom, author of Buyology: Truth and Lies About What We Buy, in the prestigious Parade Magazine, it’s “become indispensable to your boss.”
Lindstrom proceeds to offer five pithy tips to make sure your neck is far from the chopping block when the ax falls. They include:
- Define what makes you different from your colleagues. (Maybe a lack of integrity?)
- Do one thing well. (How about: stroke your boss’s ego?)
- Communicate your brand. (Hmmm. How do you brand desperation?)
- Create a signature look. (Like a clown suit?)
- Leave a personal mark behind. (Like a lip mark on the behind?)
I have no doubt that these ideas might keep you on the job, but at what price? That’s the question.
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Business Strategy, Great Books, Success, US Economy
buyology, employment, financial freedom, martin lindstrom, working, workplace