http://worklifefit.com/blog/2009/03/getting-started-with-flexible-downsizing-manager-and-employee-how-to/ Fit, Not Balance. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:22:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://worklifefit.com/blog/2009/03/getting-started-with-flexible-downsizing-manager-and-employee-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-34124 Three Reasons to Avoid Layoffs « The Neighborhood Entrepreneur Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:20:40 +0000 http://worklifefit.com/blog/?p=325#comment-34124 [...] comes time to find ways to reduce labor costs, the savvy business manager will look for smart and flexible alternatives. By including all the costs of layoffs in your cost savings calculations, and having the courage to [...] [...] comes time to find ways to reduce labor costs, the savvy business manager will look for smart and flexible alternatives. By including all the costs of layoffs in your cost savings calculations, and having the courage to [...]

]]> http://worklifefit.com/blog/2009/03/getting-started-with-flexible-downsizing-manager-and-employee-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-33660 Cali Thu, 21 May 2009 13:51:04 +0000 http://worklifefit.com/blog/?p=325#comment-33660 Excellent post! Thanks for commenting and linking. Excellent post! Thanks for commenting and linking.

]]> http://worklifefit.com/blog/2009/03/getting-started-with-flexible-downsizing-manager-and-employee-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-33655   Layoffs: Why They Are a Bad Idea by The Neighborhood Entrepreneur Sun, 10 May 2009 02:12:07 +0000 http://worklifefit.com/blog/?p=325#comment-33655 [...] comes time to find ways to reduce labor costs, the savvy business manager will look for smart and flexible alternatives. By including all the costs of layoffs in your cost savings calculations, and having the courage to [...] [...] comes time to find ways to reduce labor costs, the savvy business manager will look for smart and flexible alternatives. By including all the costs of layoffs in your cost savings calculations, and having the courage to [...]

]]> http://worklifefit.com/blog/2009/03/getting-started-with-flexible-downsizing-manager-and-employee-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-33644 work+life fit, inc. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:11:17 +0000 http://worklifefit.com/blog/?p=325#comment-33644 [...] have focused on creatively and flexibly managing through the current recession, with a focus on flexible alternatives to layoffs.  But I continue to keep my eye on the future.  Thinking about what lies on the other side, or [...] [...] have focused on creatively and flexibly managing through the current recession, with a focus on flexible alternatives to layoffs.  But I continue to keep my eye on the future.  Thinking about what lies on the other side, or [...]

]]> http://worklifefit.com/blog/2009/03/getting-started-with-flexible-downsizing-manager-and-employee-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-33625 Elizabeth Pagano Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:53:16 +0000 http://worklifefit.com/blog/?p=325#comment-33625 I really appreciate that you're suggesting a dialogue and addressing the issue from both the employer and the employee sides. In many of the examples I'm seeing of companies that are using flexibility as a creative alternative to layoffs, success seems closely tied to the collaboration part - and mutual empathy. My hope: that companies consider the longer range strategy of voluntary sabbaticals versus the short-term fix of mandatory furloughs. In the long run, companies and individuals would benefit so much more from planned and meaningful time off. And keeping a program like an unpaid sabbatical makes sense even when the economy strengthens. Great information, Cali - thanks. I really appreciate that you’re suggesting a dialogue and addressing the issue from both the employer and the employee sides. In many of the examples I’m seeing of companies that are using flexibility as a creative alternative to layoffs, success seems closely tied to the collaboration part – and mutual empathy. My hope: that companies consider the longer range strategy of voluntary sabbaticals versus the short-term fix of mandatory furloughs. In the long run, companies and individuals would benefit so much more from planned and meaningful time off. And keeping a program like an unpaid sabbatical makes sense even when the economy strengthens. Great information, Cali – thanks.

]]> http://worklifefit.com/blog/2009/03/getting-started-with-flexible-downsizing-manager-and-employee-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-33620 Sheila Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:39:11 +0000 http://worklifefit.com/blog/?p=325#comment-33620 Great article on flexible downsizing. I have watched layoffs come and go in my years in Corporate America; when will businesses begin to recognize that there is an alternative to "letting people go," and how do we go about educating them? Great article on flexible downsizing. I have watched layoffs come and go in my years in Corporate America; when will businesses begin to recognize that there is an alternative to “letting people go,” and how do we go about educating them?

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