Feature Article: Are You Living In Fear Of Losing Your Job; Tips On How To Transform Your Job In Times Of Recession.©

No one disputes it-- we are in a global economic slowdown, creating tough competitive challenges for personal and Feature Article: Are you Living in Fear of Losing Your Job; Tips on How to Transform Your Job in times of Recession.©nnprofessional growth. Organizations are getting flatter or leaner on their corporate and regional structure; many of you are conce
ed about losing your jobs, either by potential reduction, outsourcing or restructuring. You role is more demanding today than it was a decade ago, you need to display more depth and breadth in more areas than your predecessors did. This is called “skills diversification”; even though this may not guarantee that you keep your job, it will set in motion new ways of transforming how to keep your job in times of economic recession.

1. Be fully engaged. Being engaged begins by being emotionally committed to the extent you value, enjoy and believe in your organization. Secondly, you are mentally committed to stay in the organization because you think it is in your best interest and intent to stay with the organization. And finally, you should be physically committed to go above and beyond the call of duty.

2. Do whatever it takes attitude. Ambiguity, stress, setbacks, mistakes, personal crisis, rejection are an organization’s reality. When you respond promptly and with a positive attitude to change, shifting priorities or issues makes you an adaptable professional and therefore, an asset for your organization. Bring a positive attitude and humor that can draw people together, lighten a tense situation, increase job satisfaction and relieve stress.

3. Feel like you own the organization. You own a little piece of your organization’s success, if you want better benefits, competitive retirement plans or growth opportunities. Ask yourself how can I influence and contribute to the future of this organization? How can I add value, new products, services or improve processes?. Am I delivering high quality results? Have I hit the trademark to achieve results that far exceed the expectations and requirements of my current job level?.

4. Think and act strategically. To think, act and make strategically aligned decisions for your organization is extremely important. A strategic mindset allows you to develop a broad, big picture view of your organization and its mission. It is critical to set aligned strategies, develop plans and carry them out, and measure how well they are working as catalysts to your success and the success of the organization.

5. Leverage innovative solutions. In today’s economy, organizations need people who can recognize new ideas, get behind them and bring them to life. Innovation keeps you relevant. Think about how new ideas can drive new business, improve processes and maximize productivity resulting in a competitive advantage. In fact, how long do you think your organization can survive if you keep doing things exactly the way you do them today?.

6. Develop a global mindset. Whether you like or not, your organization operates within a global business environment in one way or another. No business is immune from the impact of globalization whether they are involved with global clients, products or services. Learn more about your organization’s global locations, global capabilities and future plans.

7. Be an ethical leader and role model. To be a ethical leader or a role model is to have the courage to do what is right despite personal risks or discomfort. You, like all professionals, are faced with conflicts and uncertainty or risky situations in which you need the courage to take action. Sometimes you need to have the courage to advocate for people, issues or opportunities. At other times, such as when there’s an ethical breach, you need to have the courage to say no and speak up.

8. Be a positive influence to others. No question you influence many people every day. However, one of the most important areas in which to focus your influencing efforts is higher level management. When you propose an idea or action to upper management, be clear about how it will benefit the organization, how it will help solve a problem, cut costs, increase return on investment, or improve productivity levels.
Use your organization’s strategic plans to frame your proposals.

9. Establish strong organizational relationships. Taking personal interest in other people and their needs is important to build relationships. This does not mean you need to be friends with everyone, but it means that you show interest and treat them with respect which creates and sustains a productive environment; this puts people at ease to work more cooperatively and build better teams.

10. Enjoy going to work every day. You are given yourself a choice about how you live your professional life, be grateful for what you have and enjoy going to work every day. Create your own self-loving job mantra; such as “I love my job”, “today, I will do my very best” or “I enjoy work because it provides for my family”. Many people live in fear of losing their jobs, they gossip or are cynical about it; always attracting a self destructive prophesies into their professional lives, do not allow yourself to get into this cycle. Take full responsibility for your professional life and enjoy it.
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