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| MANAGING UNCERTAINTY WHEN THE ECONOMY (OR YOUR PROJECT) IS LISTLESS Our economy is proof-positive that almost everything evolves in cycles, and history repeats itself. Over the course of every decade or so, the economy seems to slump, recover and boom. Whenever we're at the "down part" of a cycle, whether in the market economy or with a key project, we await an up-swing in the cycle of change. At these times, leaders and managers must tend to themselves and employees to ensure that fear, turnover, "survivor's syndrome," fatigue, hopelessness and sinking morale don’t sabotage performance or damage the company culture and prospects for turning into the upswing. Both leaders and employees (and leaders are employees in many companies) can take steps to encourage positive mindset management and peak performance during this current cycle when the economy's listless. What can leaders do? This article contains 12 wise yet practical tips for leaders and employees, to help your group find its own authentic way to manage uncertainty in your organization. The full "Managing Uncertainty" article is now available in our new Issue-Tips Kit, "Change-Management and Communication Essentials," in the Ivy Sea PDF Content Library: Issue Tips Kit — Change-Management and Communication Essentials Whether a group of one or tens of thousands, organizations of all sizes go through change and transition. Evolution and change are constants, yet have traditionally been approached as if they’re finite "events" that can be strictly scheduled and managed. While the ultimate purpose and goal of an organizational transition might be clear, how to approach it, communicate it and gain constituents’ acceptance of it so that the change takes root isn’t as easy. Our Change-Management Tip Kit provides the foundational and inspirational information that change leaders and communicators will use time and again to ensure that they’ve addressed key communication issues and opportunities common to organizational transition. Contents include:
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