Top tips for doing layoffs the right way

Layoffs are bad. You can’t put lipstick on that pig. However, as a leader in your organization, you can do layoffs the right way or the wrong way. Methods and opinions certainly vary from company to company, but we put together a list of some outstanding principles that seem to make sense in most situations.

10 tips for doing layoffs the right way

1: Plan well

2: Be open with employees about the situation

3: Consider the timing

4: Avoid multiple waves of layoffs

5: Think about how you can help people targeted for cuts

6: Be organized, professional, and sensitive when you break the news

7: Include HR in the meeting

8: Don’t get emotional or make false promises

9: Do succession planning

10: Wrap up the loose ends immediately

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10 Rules For Doing Layoffs Right

1. Don't do layoffs
2. Don't do layoffs without severance
3. Don't do layoffs without thinking about it first
4. Don't use layoffs to deal with other management issues

Checklist of essential tools for doing layoffs the right way

1. Be emotionally available.

2. You need to "stand up'.

3. Bring your mega-managerial skills!

4. Have answers.

5. Get answers if you don't have them.

6. If the reduction is not immediate, take the group temperature frequently.

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