Standing still is career suicide

When change is offered up in an organization, people don’t rush over — dinner plate in hand — to partake. No, the normal reaction is to stand still, to be gripped with fear. To most employees, change sounds the alarm of potential or impending loss.

Let’s say your boss announces that your company is restructuring the department, acquiring a competitor, outsourcing a function or entering a new market. What goes through your head? "I could lose my job, my compensation, my influence, my expertise, my credibility, my seniority, my office, my friends, my, my, my …"

By Timothy R. Clark, For the Deseret News

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