With all the signs that recession is simply a ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ question, it’s hardly a surprise that we’ve started to see a huge surge in layoffs … Read more
How to breathe through layoffs
I’ve spent so many sleepless nights in my life worried about whether I was going to get laid off that I can personally relate to the fact that last year … Read more
Out with the axe: Zuckerberg to cut headcount by 13%; Twitter to lay off 50%
Zuckerberg apologizes for ‘getting it wrong’ as 11,000 jobs are axed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week announced one of the biggest layoffs of the year, … Read more
Outplacement Is No Longer Just For Fired Execs
Chances are, most of the employees at your company won’t be there five years from now. The typical length of time U.S. workers stay at a company is just … Read more
Getting Fired Is Becoming Part of the CEO Lifecycle
The recent rash of CEO departures, presumably involuntary, punctuates a growing trend of Boards of Directors making changes at the top with an urgency not … Read more
Reduce the Trauma of a Layoff Or Firing With an Offboarding Plan
Staff reductions involve multiple moving parts. You make gut-wrenching decisions about who’s being let go, HR drafts severance agreements, and your legal … Read more