Change.

The importance of change management in any organization is slowly increasing due to the rapidity of change. Change in technology; change in economy; change in stability; change in leadership... As a recruiter, the number one motivation I hear for searching for other work is "restructuring" or "change."

There's a lot of changes for me - both on a professional level and a personal level.

Professionally, my role has been restructured. There's been a lot of changes in the office due to a launch of a new line of business and a new managing director; but the biggest changes for me have been more on an immediate level. My manager, my immediate supervisor, my discipline, and my colleagues have all changed. I feel like I'm almost starting a whole new job come Monday.

Whatever the cause, one must roll with it. End of the day, the actual restructuring of my role MAY be a good thing professionally and developmentally. It will increase my scope; I'm going to be doing less Business Development and more of what I actually want to focus on (recruitment); I will be handling greater volume; etc.

There are other sources of anxieties of course. My best friend at work will no longer be there come Monday. I will have a completely new team I will be dealing with on a day to day. My immediate supervisor will change. My immediate manager will change. I will be recruiting for a completely different discipline - one that I have had very minimal experience on.

I try to prepare myself for the last one. I've begun by meeting with a very informative friend.

We shall see tomorrow how I fare. In a month or two, we'll find out if I've found my ideal role or if things have just gotten worse...

No Business Development cold calls --- that's a promising start! I can focus my energy in something more results-oriented than metrics-driven.