"As you’re the only one you can really change, the only one who can really use all your good advice is yourself." — John-Roger and Peter McWilliams
The
abilities, work habits, or loyalties that served you well in times past may
outlive their usefulness. The winds of change reshape circumstances and present
different problems. New personalities come into the picture. Even if your job
title and duties remain the same, the situation calls for something new out of
you.
Be sure to
shift your job’s priorities to match the changes in organizational priorities.
Align yourself with any changes in values and culture. Adjust your approach to
fit the personality and management style of new leaders. Get busy developing
new competencies if your skills become outdated. Tom Peters wrote, “Only those
who constantly retool themselves stand a chance of staying employed in the
years ahead.”
Be alert.
Catch on. Refocus rapidly. Examine your job and identify the critical few,
make-or-break factors important for job success. Chances are something there
has changed.
Do not look at change as a negative think. Most the time change is for the good and to make things better for the team, process or product. Learn to become a change agent and not resist change. Don't forget to look at how one can change himself to become a better person can be done in many ways.
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