Bruce Tulgan Quotes (12 Quotes)

The thing that people need to remember is that downsizing may be back on the front pages, but the downsizing never slowed down. Downsizing has been a constant and regular feature of the new working world, and it will continue to be.

There's tremendous demand for skilled people at all levels of almost every organization and almost every industry and that's true in almost every part of the country.

But that almost never happens, ... People are so thrilled, usually, to customize their work arrangements that they become very protective of the deal they've created for themselves.

Whatever you don't outsource, you'd better be great at, ... Before we're through, you might be the only 'employee' left in your business.

The CIA offers one-year sabbaticals to some of its agents who are considering leaving. Those who do leave may still be tapped for their expertise on an as-needed basis. Indeed, it is common practice for the CIA to keep the security clearance of former agents long after they leave the agency so they can accept missions on an occasional basis, ... Why In order to maximize their massive training investment and, even more critical, to give the individual a strong personal incentive to maintain the integrity of the proprietary information in her brain.

If you're one of those people who gets tons of work done very well, very fast, and you can prove it, you're not going anywhere.

Today, the most mobile part of the workforce is the most marketable.

Scheduling flexibility is the single greatest non-financial tool -- and the number-one dream-job factor -- at your disposal for winning battles in the talent wars. Use it.

It's not just Generation X.

This one wants more money. That one wants a different schedule. Another person wants to trade in her responsibilities for a whole new set. This one wants to be included in high-level meetings. That one wants to attend a particular training program. Still another wants to start telecommuting ... from a thousand miles away,

The No. 1 thing is to be one of those people who gets a lot of work done very well, very fast. Don't be scared into submission by all the downsizing activity. That's exactly the wrong message to take.

We are all moving into the workplace of the future together. It's all about competing for the best people. And the best people are thinking about their worklives in a whole new way. Employers have to lose their attachment to the old-fashioned career path. We can all learn from the emerging workforce and generation.