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Create an exit work plan.
Develop a list of tasks that includes the name of a person to whom will hand
off the completed work or documentation.
Neither divulge what is on the list nor the progress to anyone other
than the one who is responsible for approving time worked or signing checks and
the person who will be the lucky recipient of the work.
Heads down and positive attitude up. This is the time to complete all of your work
and not linger in conversations that can be misconstrued as being
negative. Just keep busy and do whatever
it takes to complete your scheduled work plan and even add a couple of extra
bonus items if you can. Remain positive
and reveal no dislikes.
Move out in silence. Excitement can take over and cause
you to want to spill the beans about your new venture. Hold it in!
There is no need to share this information with people you will be
leaving. There will be just as many
people happy for you as there are jealous of you for being able to leave. And truth be told, the latter act like the
former. Sounds bad? Think of it this
way. You don’t want to take the risk
they know someone of power where you are going and you are wrongly prejudged before you
arrive. Learn to nicely avoid questions.
Protect your reputation. There is a tendency for incompetent
people in charge to blame those leaving for the problems. Document everything
and carbon copy (cc:) the right individuals to demonstrate you were part of the
solution and not the problem in any task that you were assigned. Keep all of your emails (learn to archive the
.pst files in Outlook and save them to a personal external hard drive) in case
you have to use them for petty tactics like non-payment, termination clauses, contract
rebuttals, and warranties.
Clean out before getting out. It should never get this far but I
do realize people “move in” to where they are working rather than treat it like a temporary stepping stone. Remove any software installed on the
company-issued laptop, clear out the browser history, cookies, and passwords
from all the Internet browsers you typically use, copy all your
work/documentation to a personal USB external drive (in case someone claims
they never received it or saw it), remove any files downloaded from the
Internet in the Download folders and in any “MY” subfolders (e.g. pictures,
documents, videos, etc.), and empty the Recycle bin. Remove all personal belongings from the
office/desk/cubicle and neatly file all company documentation for the next
person.
It’s hard to leave sometimes but you will be glad you
did. Where there is direction, there is
protection. And it works even better
when you leave hard work and no hard feelings.
Congrats on saying goodbye to the old and hello to the new!
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Blog: blog.therlcgroup.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/execgetaclue
Feel free to pick up a copy of the book, Get A Clue - 10 Steps to an Executive IQ
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