“Ultimately, how you treat people really is your employer brand.” All the more important with more layoffs to come: 23 percent of CEOs surveyed by the Conference Board in Q1 of this year said they expect to lay off workers in the next 12 months. Here are the seven deadliest layoffs...
rather than wondering why they got fired and if their severance package is fair in comparison to others, unions can collectively request information from management to find out why the company is enacting a layoff and to see if there is room for negotiation on the number of people being let...
“What did those experiences teach you?” I asked. Miguel replied, “I am more resilient than I ever thought. I always come back stronger than before.” At that moment, Miguel saw clearly that he had the adaptability to re-establish himself after a layoff, too, if it came to that. R...
well over 1.5 billion dollars inrevenuefrom its bets, which Google considers potential moonshots (companies that might open up new industries). Google’s bets also generated a loss for the company of over $4 billion in the same year. In short, Google is using the money...
In a Harvard Business Review article called “Run Your Business So You’ll Never Need Layoffs,” we made the case for a gentler form of capitalism, outlining three industry leaders that have never staged a layoff. As strong as the stories of Southwest Airlines, Canlis Restaurant, and Adams ...
On the flipside, talking about an employment gap in purely negative terms can count as a strike against you. That isn’t to say you have to pretend to be happy about a layoff or getting sick, but it’s important to keep the primary focus of your answer on your qualifications. ...
So once again (and this can’t be said too many times), plan ahead. Take your phone offline In an ideal world, no layoff would be a total shock. But because we don’t live in an ideal world, you can log in to work and get ambushed by an unplanned, ominous calendar invite for...
However, studies also indicate that taking creatine during a layoff may reduce muscle loss (7). While this study did focus on preventing sarcopenia (muscle loss) in older adults, there is no reason to think that exercisers won’t experience similar effects. ...
Google Trends: A great tool that shows how many people are searching for a particular topic over time. Also a fun way to kill some time, if you want to see how many people are searching “Pandas” at any given point in a year. ...
All because I shared my own story of the “before” and “after” a layoff that resonated with so many. Clearly this is what makes readers tick these days. Thank you for another great post, Henneke! Reply Henneke says July 31, 2013 at 4:26 pm I’d love to read it, so please go...