All careers have highs and lows, and scope reductions can be particularly challenging. You may feel like immediately handing in your resignation or retreating and disengaging. It’s natural, but neither response is helpful. Your manager and coworkers are watching how you respond, making it even more critical to approach this difficult situation with composure and pragmatism. In this article, the author offers six strategies to help you bounce back and productively move forward.
Reductions in scope are often dressed up with neutral terms like “reassignment” or “reorganization.” However, it doesn’t change the fact that your rank, responsibilities, and possibly pay or access to the top brass have suddenly diminished. Effectively, you’ve been moved down a rung — and it can sting.
