Are you replaceable? What extra value do you bring to your organization? Can your work be substituted by technology?
Many articles and podcasts are speaking about the "new normal". As with any recessionary environment, companies are readjusting their cost structures, processes, and methodologies to compete. One factor is reducing labor costs or increasing productivity of the workforce.
This pressure requires each person within an organization to determine what value they bring to the company beyond requirements of their position. That value can be internal or with external clients. Relationships become important and critical to accomplishing results. This value makes the employee "untouchable" or irreplaceable.
What is your strength/talent? What relationships do you bring to the organization? What creative or innovative ideas are you offering to drive value or reduce waste?
