Sounds like the Yahoo-ers you heard from are experiencing some pretty understandable anxiety about the very uncertain situations in which they find themselves. It’s a natural for Yahoo staffers to initially resist, rather than embrace, the kind of change that Microsoft (or any other new overlord) represents. But, as I mention in a post over on HarvardBusiness.org’s Conversation Starter blog, from this kind of turmoil, interesting new opportunities sometimes emerge — especially if you keep your eyes peeled. Whether Microsoft comes back or some other buyer/savior/partner steps in, big changes are coming at Yahoo. People will be a whole lot better off focusing on making the best of that, rather than resisting it — hard as that may be.