Recently I attended an ISPI event with an awesome panel in Charlotte including thought leaders: Michael Bland, Greg Flickinger, Phil Everhardt, and John Heun. Let’s start by asking questions and then offer a few suggestions: Who is your competition? Yes, even though you are working full time as an employee in an organization, who is out there that could replace you in a minute? To be recession proof, you must be seen as an investment to be leveraged, not a cost to be avoided. Here are some questions to ask yourself: Are you serving your organization like it is your biggest and best customer? How well are you following up with your internal customers? Whatever you do, does it build results (ROI)? What is the real business problem or goal? What do your internal stakeholders want to accomplish, and how can you assist? What is your own value? Your unique strength (superpower)? Which behavior changes are needed? How do you expect those behavior changes will lead to business results? How will you measure yourself? Did…