How to Advance Your Career When Your Company Is Downsizing

Advancing your career during a company downsizing requires a shift in your mindset and actions. In this article, the author offers five strategies to turn adversity into a stepping stone for your professional growth: 1) Reframe your thinking. 2) Fill the vacuum. 3) Look for quick wins. 4) Negotiate for later. 5) Make a sideways move. 

As an operations director at a manufacturing company, Marlow was on the fast track for growth. In the last year, her team had doubled in size, thanks in large part to her ability to shepherd them through turbulent change and push through a number of important supply-chain initiatives.