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Winding steps
to a successful career? We suggest a short cut.
Here are a few tips to take you higher up the corporate ladder- articles
on stress management, managing change, workplace hassles and more.
Winds of change!
Monday morning…blues at work, you wake up feeling lousy. Hurry, scurry and you finally make it to office half an hour late!
You
just seem to be settling down when you are summoned. Your boss wants you
to do the project no one else wants and there's no way out of it. This
was the last thing you wanted to happen, I'm just beginning to settle
down you groan,
It gets to you, and it's no good complaining!
Everyone hates unwelcome change, especially when it's foisted upon them
without warning.
Ways
to cope
•
Checkmate change
Look for opportunities within change. Think of ways you can benefit from
it- this may help you feel better! Remember that change- even unwelcome
change- often throws up new opportunities.
Influencing change to benefit you is what you must negotiate. The change
must mean a personal win, a shift to a higher status, better conditions
or an opportunity to be upwardly mobile. Only then can you enjoy change.
•
Learning the ropes
It’s best to get a move on, once you are clear about what the change
will be. Start working on your part of the deal. Ask for help from someone
who knows the facts. If you a shifting to a new place, read up about it.
•
Minding change
Don’t keep moaning about the change, when there’s no way out.
If the change is truly inevitable, accept it! Sometimes it’s as
simple as changing you viewpoint. Instead of fighting change, learn to
see it as a new adventure and you will find half the battle won! Settling
down may be unsettling, but isn’t living all about adaptation and
the like?
•
Give yourself room
It is natural to feel apprehensive or even worried and uncertain about
change. Talks with people who can give you their advice and support will
do you good. Turn your attention for a while to activities not related
to change- you are likely to find more stability there. Tell it like it
is to folks at home, the support you get from them will definitely keep
you in good stead.
•
Empathy goes a long
way
Change could be difficult for other too, so if you have others in the
same situation try to create an atmosphere of calm and good humour. Try
not to pass on dire predictions and untrue reports.
•
A non-negotiable
case
If you cannot reconcile with the change, it’s best to opt out of
the situation. When there are too many compromises to make, and the deal
does not benefit you in any way, then you may put your foot down and say
you can’t. It may mean resigning a job, or saying no to a transfer.
Change will continue to make its appearance; it’s learning to live
with it that finally counts. Remember- Change can never be pass�!
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