It’s that season when professional football teams and players consider changing teams. Fans mostly don’t like it, but it happens often. Same with companies and employees.
· People often change
· What they’ve been doing.
· While that may be difficult,
· It can also be uplifting and rewarding.
As an HR guy, I knew the ins and outs of people changing jobs and employers. Whether their choice or ours, there was a degree of uncertainty and disruption that occurred. Much of that had to do with the change itself. But viewed objectively, often the outcome was generally positive. People learn and perfect their skills and sometimes they get complacent or bored and then feel the urge to change. The best antidote is for the manager to communicate often with that employee and challenge her or him with new assignments, giving feedback and support. But if the time is appropriate, don’t wait for what may be inevitable and proactively help the employee find new opportunities in the same department or company. And even if they choose to change employers, thank them for their service and wish them well. And while there’s nothing new under the sun, there are new suns and opportunities. Look for the best in these kinds of changes today.
Octavia Butler (1947 – 2006): American science fiction author, multiple recipient of the Hugo and Nebula awards, and the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
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