How to make yourself indispensable at work in a recession

While macroeconomic forces are beyond our control, there are ways employees, at every level, can help insulate themselves against economic turmoil. Here are three entrepreneurial skills that can help you step up during a recession regardless of your position or your experience on the job and the good news is you don't have to be a founder to think like one.

Employees who are open to embracing change, and helping it happen, have an opportunity to make a lasting impression

That means being willing to step outside defined roles and pick up slack elsewhere, as well as showing enthusiasm for new directions. Employees who go the distance to actively participate in their company's evolution can prove themselves invaluable to the health of an organization, no matter what the economy is doing.