CHAPTER 8
DECENCY WHEN IT’S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE
“Every exit is an entry somewhere else.”
—TOM STOPPARD
Here’s the reality: Most laid-off individuals can come to terms with the fact that separations are a fact of work life in today’s dynamic business environment. But what they have not, and should not have to come to terms with is a downsizing that is mismanaged through lack of preparation, insensitivity, or neglect of human dignity and respect.
In Business: The Ultimate Resource, a compilation of essays by the editors of Perseus Press, management psychologist Alan Downs proposes that layoffs are an engagement factor. “Downsizing is often executed ...
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