Keep on, Keeping on! Surviving the Winter Blues During Layoffs
“Keep on, Keeping on! Surviving the Winter Blues During Layoffs” By: Shawna Simcik The holidays are a time of celebration, reflection and excitement. We celebrate the successes and [...]
Keeping Your Organization on Track: How to Prepare for the Emotional Shift Following a Layoff
Keeping Your Organization on Track: How to Prepare for the Emotional Shift Following a Layoff By: Shawna Simcik Downsizing and layoffs introduce many different changes in an organization [...]
Resilience Following a Layoff
By: Beth Burgert Resilience Following a Layoff When organizations downsize, a period of mourning is sure to follow – not just for those who are laid off but for the remaining [...]
The Grinch: Layoffs Before Holidays
By: Shawna Simcik The Grinch: Layoffs Before Holidays As we near the end of the year, professional calendars fill up quickly with meetings to discuss fiscal year-end, 2018 strategic planning [...]
Rise Above the Risk: 6 Tips to Properly Conduct a Layoff
By: Susan Ruhl Rise Above the Risk Call it what you want − being laid off or downsized, getting dismissed or fired, receiving your walking papers − when employees lose their jobs, it hurts. And a [...]
Leading After Layoffs: 4 Best Practices in Organizational Renewal
By: Meredith Masse Has your organization recently conducted a reduction in force or is it planning layoffs in the coming weeks? This is possibly the toughest part of any leader’s job, and our [...]
10 Job-Search Strategies Following a Layoff
Although hiring has improved, layoffs were higher in recent months than they were a year ago – and it isn’t getting much easier to find new employment. “A number of employers are hiring [...]
3 Reasons Why a Layoff Can Be a Blessing in Disguise
Last week, we discussed 3 signs you’re at risk for a layoff. This week, we look at why a layoff could actually turn into something positive. Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting [...]
3 Signs You’re at Risk for a Layoff
In our career transition, outplacement business, people often tell us they felt blindsided by a layoff. How can you avoid being surprised by a layoff notice? The following three things can help [...]
When Layoffs Abound, Career Transition is More Critical than Ever
On Wednesday July 27, 2011, The Wall Street Journal published an article titled, What’s Wrong with America’s Job Engine? written by David Wessel. In this article, Wessel states that layoffs used [...]