This advice was originally written for Blue Steps --
"Executive Career Insider, your expert source on executive search and
careers."
History is littered with the hulls of rudderless ships
because the appropriate captain was not at the helm; and carcasses of
executives who have spent lavishly at shareowner expense or inappropriately
spoke a word in haste and waste. This year has seen its fair share of
jettisoned executives for everything from moral turpitude and fiscal excess or
simply being there in the wrong slot. The spectrum of personalities and
rationales for the revolving door varies widely. Whether one is able to bounce
back often is based on the nature and severity of the departure and whether it
was self-inflicted or politically induced.
No matter if you have left a role because of forfeit or a
poor fit, there is light at the end of the tunnel and with the right strategy
you can navigate your way back to gainful employment. Here are some habits that
can be the key to surviving and thriving.
Own it.
Acknowledge what has occurred. Take responsibility if the faux pas occurred on
or under your watch. If so, apologize, make amends and move on. If you were an
innocent bystander, make your case, promote action to the powers that be and
move on. If the glove just does not fit, take it off, give it back and move on.
Don’t let the mishap
define you. The mistake was just that, a bad choice, an road ill taken. Do
not let it define you. It is not who you are or want to be. Separate your
motion from the emotion. Do not be consumed by your anger, grief, frustration
or let it morph into depression.
Make it a teaching
moment. Whatever occurred, learn from it, grow from it, and make it a
teaching moment. No doubt, the glass analogy applies here. Look at what
happened as the glass is still half full, not half empty. Stay positive and
move the ball forward.
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