Sunday, December 29, 2013

If the Mothership is Going Down, Abandon Ship

If you work at a company in decline, you should start planning your exit.  There are a few situations that work out, but typically, how well you, your team, or your department is doing will not matter much when the fit hits the shan. Decisions about whom to fire, what locations to close, what to sell off, etc. are made at the macro level by number crunchers will little regard for nuance.

If you're not sure whether your company is in decline, watch the actions of the savvy business people you know.  If many of them are jumping ship, they probably know something you don't.

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