Workforce change
Navigate your workforce decisions: lessons from the GFC
Lessons from the GFC to help you navigate your workforce decisions History can teach invaluable lessons. As we again need to reshape our teams and are forced to reduce headcounts, it is worth reviewing what we have learnt from the past. Organisations forced to reduce headcount due to the Covid-19 disruptions need to do so…
Read MoreAlternatives to redundancy: the four Rs of managing workforce
In Japan thereis a term called mottainai, which expresses regret when something good is wasted. Environmentalists, who follow the mottainai philosophy, look to the four Rs of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Repair in all aspects of life. In my outplacement work with organisations, I deal with another form of mottainai: a regret over the waste…
Read MoreThree tips for effectively managing outplacement services
If your organisation only provides career transition support in the form of outplacement services for employees once they have been made redundant, you and your employees are missing out. When it comes to outplacement services, there’s no such thing as too early. Your employees will need all the help they can get from career coaching…
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