
Congratulations! You're fired! Here's how to turn an apparent disaster into a stepping-stone to success.
Even if you’re a top-notch executive in the best of times, you can still lose your job. But can you lose it the right way?
For some executives, getting fired is cause for lashing out, sinking into depression, or silently retreating. But these responses make it difficult to generate new opportunities—and can destroy careers.
How can you avoid these termination traps and make the best of being fired? First, get rid of the “tenure mind-set”—that falsely comforting sense that your organization will take care of you until you formally retire. Instead, adopt the “assignment mind-set”—seeing each job as a stepping-stone, a temporary project in your long-term career.
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