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Top 10 lessons learned from merger, downsizing and reorganization
ACE Conference 2012

Expect the unexpected, again and again.

Stand up for yourself! Document what you do and who you do it for.

Ask your clients to advocate for your services – they will miss you if you’re gone.

Recognize that new work arrangements can lead to new opportunities.

Be open to working with new people.

During a transition, ask questions, but don’t always expect answers.

Focus on the things you can control, not the things you can’t control.

Learn to work smarter, not harder.

Take the opportunity to build a new skill set to fill in the gaps.

Change is inevitable, so learn to cope.


Session panelists:
Natalie Hampton, N.C. State University, nhampton@ncsu.edu
Kay Ledbetter, Texas AgriLife Research, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
Sharon Dowdy, University of Georgia, sharono@uga.edu
Brandon Schulte and Sandi Alswager Karstens, University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
bschulte3@unlnotes.unl.edu and skarstens2@unl.edu

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Top 10 lessons

  • 1. Top 10 lessons learned from merger, downsizing and reorganization ACE Conference 2012 Expect the unexpected, again and again. Stand up for yourself! Document what you do and who you do it for. Ask your clients to advocate for your services – they will miss you if you’re gone. Recognize that new work arrangements can lead to new opportunities. Be open to working with new people. During a transition, ask questions, but don’t always expect answers. Focus on the things you can control, not the things you can’t control. Learn to work smarter, not harder. Take the opportunity to build a new skill set to fill in the gaps. Change is inevitable, so learn to cope. Session panelists: Natalie Hampton, N.C. State University, nhampton@ncsu.edu Kay Ledbetter, Texas AgriLife Research, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Sharon Dowdy, University of Georgia, sharono@uga.edu Brandon Schulte and Sandi Alswager Karstens, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, bschulte3@unlnotes.unl.edu and skarstens2@unl.edu