Right when you think things can’t possibly get worse,
they do.
One of my clients, who is a manager, would just shrug her shoulders at all the changes & think to herself, well, this is bad; it can’t get worse than this.
But then it did.
She had a laundry list of all the changes.
Each one alone could take someone out, but then there were 3, 4, 7 significant things simultaneously.
It was a lot.
She was upset that she lost both her boss and her boss’s boss at the same time. (One retired, and the other took a different position within the same organization.)
She was worried. She felt like she had lost a layer of protection. She wondered if her new boss would like her and if she would like them; she would have to start over. She was nervous about working with her new boss- would they change her work hours, approve her vacation time, or micromanage her? Would more responsibilities fall to her? She had more questions than answers. These concerns kept her up at night. All the unknowns were daunting, and she was exhausted before stepping in the door.
Through coaching and examining this scenario, she could see that she was worried about things that weren’t happening to her right now, so the first thing here was for her to stay present. This realization alone relieved her, and she could focus on other things.
She saw that her new boss might bring about new opportunities and contributions to both her and the organization. Likely they would have different experiences that would lend to a diverse work experience. Under this person, she might have new growth and learning opportunities, and she loved to learn. Her excitement allowed her to be excited about her old boss’s next adventures, and she congratulated them earnestly.
Before the new boss started, she tied up a few loose ends, spoke positively about this opportunity to her staff, and did everything she could to set them up for success.
Finally, with her worries settled, she could rest better, she had more brain space to think at a higher level, and her relationship with her new boss started on the right foot.
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