Health care communicators: 6 habits for career preparedness

A friend of mine called—her large health care employer was going to lay people off. It was a difficult time for everyone involved. While she remains employed, she is going through normal emotions of survivor’s guilt: why her or him, why not this one or that and so on.

There is no denying that health care organizations everywhere are experiencing unprecedented financial challenges. In December 2013, the healthcare industry lost more jobs than it added, the first time that had happened in ten years (source: Bureau of Labor Statistics).

As we read all the news headlines and industry forecasts, it does make you pause and question your own career. What if it was me? Am I ready? In deference to Boy and Girl Scouts everywhere—always be prepared. Here are six habits that you must adopt today: