1. Be committed, take actions that have you be an ‘over achiever’. It may be very rewarding in tough economic times.
2. Think beyond your own needs – this is a time when it not just about the individual but the bigger picture.
3. Deliver with consistent results.

4. Ask what you can do ‘more of’ – ‘less of’, be proactive in your own adjustment. This makes performance reviews less surprising, and possibly more rewarding.
5. Be informed – know your department objectives, and ask where the team is at in achieving its targets.
6. Assess what is missing from your team; and stop waiting for the boss to handle all gaps.
7. Avoid the negative conversations that take place, don’t get sucked into a ‘whine party’.

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