Rotating management team, holes at top.
According to Lori Scherwin, executive coach and the Founder of NYC-based Strategize That, if you see lots of changes at the top (think C suite force outs by the board) start to wonder. “Also look for middle management executives leaving in droves as they might have a purview to what’s coming,” says Scherwin.
Bad behavior is en vogue.
“If your manager gets annoyed more than usual, if you sense skittishness and frustration and elevated levels of toxic behavior, it might be a sign that they are nervous about performance and upcoming restructuring and taking it out on the team,” explains Scherwin. While this is not appropriate, being stressed out and worried about the future is human nature and shouldn’t be taken personally (unless it continues well into the future).