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HOW TO MANAGE CORONAVIRUS LAYOFFS WITH COMPASSION
by Rebecca Knight
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, the damage to the job market looks likely to be deep and long-lasting. Managers are not only dealing with the stress and sadness of having to let go of a large number of their workers; many of them also feel underlying anxiety about their own positions. Even if laying off employees is the only way to keep the organization running, how do you handle your feelings of guilt and sadness? How should you deliver the news when you can’t meet face to face? What should you say to your employees who remain? And what can you do to manage fear about your own future?
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