Change Leadership : Downsizing And Layoff Challenges

Top : Change Leadership : Downsizing And Layoff Challenges - Downsizing and layoffs are a fact of corporate life, and leaders often need to make difficult decisions about personnel, and implement them. This section deals with whether downsizing and layoffs are ACTUALLY effect corporate strategies, and how leaders can communicate about, and lead through downsizing and layoffs to improve the results.

Managing Layoffs For Leaders

What's one of the toughest tasks facing leaders today? It's the process of downsizing, and laying off employees, some of whom may have been with the organization for a very long time.

The challenge goes far beyond the emotional side of the process. What happens after layoffs? Do companies that downsize actually benefit in the long run? It turns out that the research on this is fairly consistent. CEO's surveyed tend to believe (after the fact) that layoffs they were involved in did NOT actually help their organizations.

It's complex. Not only do leaders have to lead a workforce that may be demoralized by seeing good employees -- friends -- let go, but often layoffs cut too close to the bone, leaving hte organization scrambling to do well after they have lost talent.

There are no easy solutions, except to avoid layoffs entirely, but we live in a short term world.

In this section you'll find help about how to manage the changes associated with downsizing and layoffs.

Advice For Leaders On Downsizing, and Managing and Leading Through Layoffs:

10 Compelling Reasons Not To Downsize

By John DiFrances - Downsizing, rightsizing or any of the number of synonyms for cutting expenses and employees, may provide a decrease in operating expenses in the near term, but how will they impact the longer term future? (Added: 15-Oct-2002 Hits: 938 )

10 Hard Truths About Layoffs

By Linda Tischler - Who ever imagined that change-the-world companies like Cisco, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard would be laying off thousands of workers? And who thought that you would be among them -- or worried that you might be next? Here's a personal survival guide for tough times (Added: 18-Jul-2003 Hits: 855 )

A Rotating Layoff to Save Jobs

By Ellyn Spragins - Establishing rotating work weeks as an alternative to layoffs. (Added: 18-Feb-2003 Hits: 786 )

Downsizing -- The Long Term Effects - Free Article

By Robert Bacal - When managers are faced with downsizing, they tend to focus on the immediate and practical needs that emerge at the time when staff are being let go. After all, employees need to be selected and notified, one of the most difficult tasks for any manager. Jobs responsibilities need to be shuffled, and generally the period where downsizing is occurring is very busy and emotionally taxing. (Added: 15-Oct-2002 Hits: 1083 )

How to Avoid a Layoff

By George Gendron - How one company's workers chose voluntary leaves of absence instead of layoffs. (Added: 18-Feb-2003 Hits: 693 )

How to Move Forward When You're Between Jobs

By Anni Layne - Learn how to transform a layoff into a savvy sabbatical -- a time to recharge your batteries and learn new skills without sabotaging your résumé. Author Hope Dlugozima offers tips for taking six months off smart. (Added: 18-Jul-2003 Hits: 413 )

Layoff Proofing Yourself While You Still Have A Job Helpcard

By Robert Bacal - Free Preview: Learn to position yourself so that IF you lose your job, you will move through the process and into a new job with less trauma and anxiety and with more success. (Added: 18-Jul-2003 Hits: 385 )

Little Payoff in Layoffs

By Terry Wall - Little payoff in layoffs Smart companies look at hiring when economy hits a slump. (Added: 18-Jul-2003 Hits: 371 )

Pink-Slip Blues

By Anni Layne - The psychological repercussions of layoffs may sabotage downsized employees, survivors, and companies for years after a cutback, says author Ruth Luban. Here, she offers tips for softening the emotional blows of a pink slip. (Added: 18-Jul-2003 Hits: 346 )

QUALITY DIGEST ARTICLE / KEN BLANCHARD

By Ken Blanchard - Most companies have no plan associated with downsizing other than to reduce their cost structure using the easiest means possible, namely reduce head count. The positive impact is questionable. A recent American Management Association study reported that within a year, only 46 percent of downsized companies reported increased profits, and only 33 percent reported increased productivity. (Added: 15-Oct-2002 Hits: 361 )

Serving the American Public:Best Practices in Downsizing

By US Government - Following are some of the highlights of the Downsizing Study Team's findings from our investigation of benchmarked organizations: (Added: 15-Oct-2002 Hits: 494 )

Take This Job and Click It

By Cecilia Rothenberger - Legions of recently downsized workers are gathering to gripe, network, and find jobs on the Web. To join this virtual support group, all you need is a pink slip, a résumé, and a bitter streak. (Added: 18-Jul-2003 Hits: 307 )

USATODAY.com - Managers making layoffs can feel demoralized

By USAToday - As we see downsizing occurring all over all industries today, it is important to consider all aspects of the layoff process. Not only is it difficult for the people who are no longer employed, the ramifications can be felt throughout the organization. It is critical to share information with people In addition, don't overlook the difficult position of the manager forced to actually have the layoff conference with the team. USA Today shares an interesting perspective on this topic. (Added: 15-Oct-2002 Hits: 216 )

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