Workforce reductions are among the most disruptive organizational shifts. Whether triggered by market downturns, M&A activity, digital transformation, or cost containment, layoffs can have a lasting impact—not only on operational efficiency, but on morale, trust, and productivity. But restructuring doesn’t have to result in cultural deterioration or disengagement. When executed with strategic clarity and human-centric […]
Introduction Workforce reductions are an unfortunate but sometimes necessary reality for large organizations. Whether driven by enterprise cost reduction programs, mergers and acquisitions, strategic downsizing, or shifts in market conditions, these decisions carry profound implications for employees, corporate culture, and long-term organizational health. The challenge for leaders is not only to execute these reductions effectively […]
Failure is an inevitable part of life, and it is no different in the workplace. In fact, the ability to learn from failure and bounce back from it is an important quality for any employee or employer to possess. Despite this, failure is often stigmatized in the workplace and people are often afraid to admit […]
It’s been suggested that you can increase team performance by creating values that all members share. Sounds like a great idea, right? What could be better than if everyone had the same red lines, if everyone held themselves to a particular code of ethics, or insisted on a minimum standard of work? Just imagine the […]
CxOs are often looking for the “secret sauce” that will ensure success of their large-scale business transformation. After all, they’ve budgeted millions of dollars for the initiative, identified a team to drive the effort, and targeted tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of dollars in value. While there are many variables that dictate […]
If there is one known constant in the business world, it is change. From corporations with offices on multiple continents to start-ups with only a handful of full-time employees, today’s businesses must change and adapt to survive in the marketplace. Some organizations stumble into change and suffer significant missteps and turmoil along the way, while […]
In the living memories of many, there have been a number of disruptions in the world of work. No job for life In the mid-1980s, Baby-Boomers suddenly learned that they didn’t have a job for life, which was the biggest upheaval in the workplace for more than 100 hundred years. Everyone learns to type Another […]
Talent flight refers to the sense of a sudden exodus of highly skilled people from the current organization. It’s not a term that employees would use of themselves. Employees would simply say that they were taking advantage of opportunities that, until now, weren’t available to them. Leaders and managers, on the other hand, would describe […]
Jesse Jacoby
