Note: This article contains spoilers about the TV series, “Succession.” Reductions in staff are difficult situations to manage and experience, and the layoff announcement plays a large role in how the news is received and how your organization is perceived. So what’s...
Layoff planning can be complicated. Sometimes layoffs are months in the making; other times they need to happen quickly. And many companies don’t consider the “after” in their planning, which can be equally if not more important for your business continuity. With all...
Twitter’s layoffs by email were highly publicized and reportedly the most chaotic since those conducted over Zoom by better.com. What can employers learn from them? We offer some lessons here. Lessons from Twitter Layoffs 1. Don’t act too quickly While Elon Musk and...
Even if your business is mostly concerned with finding talent at the moment, know this: your offboarding process—or lack thereof—can harm your efforts if not handled properly. That’s right: your departing employees, whether leaving of their own volition or due to a...
Giving bad news is never easy. However, for business leaders and HR professionals, effectively delivering tough news to your workforce is a part of the job. And there is perhaps no harder news to give than that of layoffs. We’ve seen a lot of headline layoffs this...
