When, why, and how do consumers cope with a status threat by choosing to “pivot” to alternative domains?

I'm already on record (what record??!?!) for the power of embracing constraints. When you have no resources or money or time, that's when you are forced to get really creative in solving your problems (even employer branding ones). So here's the HBR talking how innovation doesn't occur despite constraints, but because of them. Sure, if you want to play "follow the leader" and "best practice bingo," you'll pay a premium to do it the way everyone else does. So embrace those constraints (or even apply some arbitrary ones) to innovate better.

I've long stated that employer branders are crazy because their job involves being responsible for every aspect of the company that impacts the brand (i.e. all of it), without any of the authority to change things. Recent news only adds a new element to this madness: rampant uncertainty at every single level. But uncertainty isn't just survivable, but an opportunity for you to elevate your work, your company, and your ideas. How? Change your mindset as you embrace uncertainty.