Worried About New Management?

There is one thing you can always count on in life, and that is change. It is human nature to fear change because people like to stick with what they know rather than exploring uncharted territory; people characteristically fear the unknown. If a company suddenly undergoes a change of management, some workers will openly accept this type of change, while many others may be concerned that this change will lead to them losing their jobs.

If you are an unknown asset to the company, your new manager may not have a reason to keep your job available, since they may not understand how you contribute to the company. This may sound like a bad situation but, for employees that feel that they are never heard or that their contributions do not matter in the first place, they now have the chance to try to make innovations in the workplace that once fell on deaf ears.

Proving that you are a valuable asset to the company can be difficult, especially if a new manager already has a predisposed idea of what you do for the company from other managers. As a company starts to restructure, here are some tips to help you solidify your job as well as ways to present potential changes to those who can benefit from them.

Take time to evaluate your performance. Many companies are sold to a new management team because the previous owner has decided that they may not have what the business needs to further its progress. Is your role worth the salary you are being paid or have you been slacking as the business declined in profits? It does not matter if you have been with the company for years; a new manager sees you as a stranger and may only care about the success and development of the company as a whole.

Find out the future plans of your department. Take a moment to talk to your new manager and see the direction your department may be heading in. You might be surprised that the changes they want to make are the same you had in mind already. Refusing to adapt to change is the worst thing you can do in this situation, and could actually cost you your job. Embrace change and highlight how you plan to make the alterations happen in an efficient manner.

Most importantly, do not try to hide. Trying to avoid confrontation with new management will not only depict a negative view of you, but will also make you look bad in front of the coworkers you manage. You will not look like a team player, which could possibly make you the target of the first-round of firings.

It is always important to show management that you bring value to the bottom-line of a company, regardless of whether it is new management or not. Of course, even having the best strategy to improve a company’s profits may not be enough to keep you on the payroll. However, you should have nothing to fear if new management sees your inherent passion for the job.

via Business 2 Community http://ift.tt/1v3z3bi