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How to Help Your Employees Stay Positive Through Layoffs and Downsizing

How to Help Your Employees Stay Positive Through Layoffs and Downsizing

You never want to see someone lose their job, and as an executive, it is challenging to see beloved employees go through the process. However, layoffs and downsizing are often necessary in today's business climate, so it's best to prepare for this scenario. One issue you'll encounter during a period of layoffs is declining employee morale. After all, your workers are friends with the people being laid off and don't want to see them go. They might also believe they could be next, making it difficult to focus on the tasks at hand. Providing executive coaching for your managerial staff to develop the necessary skills to deal with employee layoffs and their aftermath is vital if you want your company to survive. Here are some tips for motivating employees and improving morale as your company downsizes. 1) Interact With Everyone Your employees are looking for a bit of security during a period of layoffs, so interacting and speaking with them as much as possible is vital. If you aren't around to interact with them, they may feel like they're the next to go and could struggle to stay motivated. Executives and managers must be visible during this period to put employee concerns to rest and get everyone back on the same page. You'll also want to ensure you treat everyone equally because employees worried about job security could be extra sensitive and quick to pick up on any signs of favoritism. 2) Listen to Employee Concerns As you interact with…
September 28, 2023 Management Consulting, Team Building

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How to Stay Resilient When Working for a Start-Up

How to Stay Resilient When Working for a Start-Up

For many, working at a start-up is a dream come true because they have the chance to help build a company from the ground up while being part of something special. Many start-ups also offer a relaxed workplace and flexible hours, which employees see as positives. The Bay Area where Leadership Development Institute is located and Silicon Valley are some of the most popular areas for high tech startups. At the same time, start-ups come with a lot of uncertainty and increased workloads, which can bring about stress. Whether you’re an employee or a manager at a start-up, you’ll want to explore the following ways to stay resilient during the organization’s first few years. What to Expect While Working for a Start-up There are positives to working for a newer company, but there are also some drawbacks of which you’ll have to be aware. For starters, you can expect to have a heavier workload than usual because there is so much work to get done. In addition, since the company won’t have a bunch of managers overseeing your every move, you’ll be on your own for a lot of it. That type of work environment is a perk for many, but it also means that you’ll have to keep yourself motivated, often while working long hours. Another thing to keep in mind is the lack of job security. About 90% of start-ups fail within their first three years. Therefore, the numbers aren’t on your side and you could find yourself without a job sooner,…
January 3, 2022 Start-Ups, Team Building

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Be a Better Meeting Facilitator

Be a Better Meeting Facilitator

We all spend more time in meetings than we would prefer to and for most of us they are energy depleting and at best moderately productive. Here are 3 simple suggestions that might improve the quality of the meetings you facilitate. 1. Give Each Agenda Item an Objective Essentially what are we trying to accomplish with each agenda item? The objective for each agenda item can be provided by the meeting owner or the person who asked to have a particular item on the agenda. To get a bit granular for the moment we would even propose that the Objective for each agenda item be printed right next to it. This gives people a visual reminder of what they need to focus on and what they're here to get done. There are generally 4-5 Objectives for typical agenda items in a business meeting: Make decisions Share information Advance the thinking on a specific issue Create buy-in Obtain input When meeting facilitators have implemented this technique we have observed a much more focused discussion with a clearer sense of purpose. 2. Bypass the Two-Person Meeting The most prominent thing we see in meetings today is two people going one on one with each other while others sit outside of this process and observe. Sometimes it is a healthy discussion, in most cases it a debate driven by a healthy dose of egos. More often than not it includes the meeting facilitator and someone else. Getting drawn into this kind of…
July 18, 2014 Team Building

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