“I’m sorry, but we’ve got to let you go.”
The one comment that will send chills down your spine and put a knot in your stomach for days, but millions of people have heard it recently, and millions more will be hearing it soon. Half of the 3 million, six hundred thousand jobs that have been cut since December 2007, have happened in the last 3 months.
Companies are taking desperate measures to stay out of bankruptcy court… and the first thing on their list is to get rid of all employees that aren’t MVPs. This economy doesn’t leave room for the second string, and the companies that are dedicated to weathering this crisis want All Stars.
Are you your company’s All Star… their Most Valuable Player?
Would you gamble your career on it?
Life is full of challenges.
You can learn from both positive and negative experiences.
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My mission is to help you achieve your goals and dreams.
~ Dr. Steve Broe
Sung Won Sohn, Cal State University-Channel Islands economics professor, projects that
Think your company is safe? That’s probably what the nearly 50,000 employees of the world’s biggest car maker, GM, are thinking… but they’re wrong. According to the 117 page plan submitted by GM in order to qualify for the billions it will take to save it from extinction: the net head count for job reduction will reach 47,000, “but even more may be pink-slipped to make room for new blood”.
“New blood”, those would be the MVPs… your replacement.
Companies are doing everything they can to survive, and so should you.
Who’s in control of your future; the economy, or you?
People are sick and tired of feeling like they constantly have their heads on the chopping block, just waiting for the ax to fall… but what can be done? What will make you more valuable? What will give you some job security? What are employers looking for? What do they really need?
Maybe you have a good idea of the direction you’d like your career to take, but you don’t know how to get there, you don’t have a map for that trip. With Career Impact Coaching®, Dr. Steve Broe will work with you to develop a strategic map to your future, so you will have a roadmap to efficiently reach your goals.
One technology professional found that Career Impact Coaching® with Steve is the best way she could get that focused, one-on-one training tailored specifically to her needs, and finally take control over her future.
"I believe that Steve Broe is a truly caring and wise man. He has an innate ability to listen with his heart and see the 'bigger picture', and to be able to lend suggestions and ideas to help further growth. His mentoring and support has been invaluable to me. I would highly recommend his services."
Tornadoes, the Hail Mary Pass or the Titanic
There are many ways people are suddenly finding themselves in the unemployment line:
Imagine the company you’ve worked for for years is faltering, so in order to stay open, the owner has to make massive cuts to his workforce that can be as sudden and devastating as a tornado sweeping through a Midwestern trailer park. Anyone that isn’t invaluable to the company gets cut.
Or, the company can no longer stay in the game, and in desperation they try the business version of the “Hail Mary” play- where the quarterback just throws the ball hoping that someone will catch it; in this case the owners try to sell out to a competitor before the company gets liquidated by it’s debtors. If they can find a buyer, the new owner will bring in their All Stars, and show the current employees the door.
But the most shocking and unexpected is when the owner just throws in the towel, and locks the door, and you didn’t even know the company was in trouble. The ship has sunk, and there are no lifeboats, no severance pay, no retirement… you’re done, and you can only tread water until your life’s savings are gone.
You have few options before this happens to you:
You can cross your fingers and try to hide from the Grim Reaper…
Or, you can do everything in your power to make yourself too valuable to fire, or if the company does fold, make sure you are the hot commodity for the next company you set your sites on.
Do you ever wonder who could replace you, and what do they have that you don’t have- that makes them so valuable?
A good example would be one of Steve’s small business clients:
“I've had the experience of being led and coached by Steve as well as several opportunities to watch him lead and coach other individuals and teams. Although his results amaze me, I'm most impressed with his ability to transform a non-productive team into one that works together in order to reach a common goal- because the team members want to succeed as a team.”
You don’t have to be a “born leader” to acquire the skills of a born leader.
Maybe you have talents to offer your employer that you don’t even know about- talents that could make the difference between staying employed, moving up the ladder, or being fired. Steve has that special ability and training to identify your career strengths so that your unique skills can be leveraged to their full potential. Skills that your employer desperately needs, and other employees don’t have.
Making sure your job skills are top notch is always a solid strategy, but it won’t bring you up to MVP status. To be that invaluable All Star to your company, you have to be able to not only apply your job knowledge, but also show that you have the elite set of leadership skills to smoothly handle the problems so your company can keep moving forward.
These skills are in high demand in these flailing economic times… but they’ll be even more valuable in the future when the economy starts to regain it’s health, and businesses will be gobbling up the Star players who can effortlessly kick their growth into overdrive.
Steve will give you the personalized one-on-one coaching to develop your leadership skills that will prove to everyone in your company that you are the MVP.
But please schedule your coaching today, these hectic times have put Steve’s coaching skills in high demand, and since you get his personal attention means there are limited slots available.
So don’t let procrastination make you miss this life-changing opportunity, commit to your success, and gain the skills to triumph over any economy.
Call 602 992-6070 ext. 25 today.
