have very little control; (3) other questions that top management will asking are about your track record, economic indispensability, involvement on key committees are areas in which you have a great deal of the control; (4) you may need to be flexible, if you want to stay or move up at your company; (5) sometimes you might have to reconsider relocating to be able to fit in to the companies needs.The Sixth Ordeal: The tough sell, being able to sell your skills to your new bosses is important and also if you sell your skills with your clients/customers. In order to advance within the company a person has to (1) sell yourself and your achievements; (2) you need to stay close to clients/customers, and get them to sell you to the new management; (3) make sure you are selling yourself to the right person; (4) adapt to the look of new management; (5) don’t go around with a doom look on your face, instead look confident and smile even though at times it may hurt.The Seventh Ordeal: The Backstabbers, during all of the above ordeals some might say what else could happen. People who you thought were friends may turn out not to be. People are looking out for their own interest during a takeover because everyone has family to support or a career to save. The worst part of this ordeal is the fact that you might not know the backstabbing has happened to you until long after the fact. You have to be able to secure yourself and don’t always trust everyone you did at least not until you know you have a secure position. The Eighth Ordeal: The Handwriting on the Wall, during a takeover a person will go in denial, this is the belief that the next person will get fired and not you. Denial is one of the toughest things to overcome, but the consequences may be catastrophic if you don’t. There are a number of signs that you are about to get fired and the most common one is being left out of the loop. Once you notice that you are not ...
