April, 1998

Getting fired isn't the end of the world
By Neal Lenarsky
President, Strategic Transitions (executive coaching/outplacement)

What's worrying top executives / edited by Katarzyna Moreno

 

"Do not go to war with your old company. You still need it." Neal Lenarsky, President, Strategic Transitions

Do not go to war with your old company. Don't become hyperactive when you're searching for a new job. Some people want to do 7,000 things at once, and there isn't a whole lot of rhyme or reason to it. They're flying here, they're flying there; they're meeting with this guy, they're meeting with that guy. But they haven't targeted what they want. Think as if you were marketing a product, and plan a marketing campaign. You don't just take a product and throw it up in the air.