Recession Proof Your Life Part 4

This is the 4th of 5 parts in my blog series on Recession Proof Your Life.  This segment contains the final item regarding the Best Job In The World (the one you have!) and how not to lose it.  It has to do with a generally valuable and ubiquitous skill that can be used in all different areas of your life,  learning how to handle conflict (something I could have done better at in any number of jobs I have had, by the way).

Learn How to Handle Conflict - Face it, the workplace is full of people not all of whom have you on their Christmas card list. The following few points will help you emerge intact from the high tension environments of general chaos, layoffs and the always present possibilities of interpersonal warfare should they arise.  With the number of mergers already underway and more bank failures and challenges to come, there will be plenty of conflict to come as everyone scrambles to cover their own butt.  You need to be ready for it. Read more