Managing through a workforce reduction is one of the greatest management challenges.

Fear, uncertainty, and doubt are paralyzing your employees…keeping them from performing at optimal levels … or even at all.

This Workshop examines how you can manage and successfully navigate from the moment that the decision is made through to the way in which you handle the “survivors.”

Course Outline

• Ways to prevent and manage rumors

• Planning announcements of things to come

• Preparing what you are going to say in difficult conversations

• How to respond to reactions from the employees who are leaving

• What NOT to do and say when discussing the downsizing

• Common reactions from the survivors and how to respond

• Ways to keep survivors motivated and committed

• And much more!

Who should attend:

• Executives

• Directors

• Managers

• Team Leaders

Managing through a workforce reduction is one of the greatest management challenges.

Reduce fear, anger, uncertainty, and doubt

Eliminate paralyzing your employees…keeping them from performing at optimal levels … or even at all.

How you lead and successfully navigate from the moment that the downsizing decision is made, through to the way in which you manager the “survivors.”

 What You’ll Learn

¢  Ways to manage rumors when everyone knows something is coming

¢  Tips for preparing what you are going to say in difficult conversations

¢  How to respond to reactions from the employees who are leaving

¢  What NOT to do and say when discussing the downsizing

¢  Common reactions from the survivors and how to respond

¢  Ways to keep survivors motivated and committed

¢  And much more!