Printable Handouts

PDF

Navigable Slide Index

1. Introduction
2. The importance of HR
3. Downsizing: a fact of working life
4. Does downsizing pay off?
5. Economic consequence of downsizing (1)
6. Economic consequence of downsizing (2)
7. Industry adjusted return on assets: 1982-2000
8. Industry adjusted return on common stock
9. Study conclusions
10. 2008 layoffs in 6 countries
11. Erasing the gains
12. Stable employers
13. The cost of layoffs
14. Direct costs
15. When downsizing is unavoidable
16. If layoffs become necessary
17. 10 avoidable mistakes
18. Performance and replaceability concept
19. How layoffs turn on turnover
20. Layoffs at high-involvement workplaces
21. HR practices that limit turnover
22. Ten tough questions (1)
23. Ten tough questions (2)
24. Ten tough questions (3)
25. Ten tough questions (4)
26. Ten tough questions (5)
27. Mistakes (1)
28. Mistakes (2)
29. Survivors want to know
30. Mistakes (3)
31. Other actions (1)
32. Other actions (2)
33. Starbucks coffee: mission and guiding principles
34. What to do when restructuring is necessary
35. Action plan
36. Restructuring - what to do (1)
37. Restructuring - what to do (2)
38. Who goes? Who stays?
39. Corporate communications
40. Key activities
41. Restructuring - what to do (3)
42. Final thought
43. Concluding remarks

Topics Covered

• Downsizing: Why it happens
• Does it pay off?
• Economic consequences
• Layoffs around the world
• Direct and indirect costs of layoffs
• When downsizing is unavoidable
• 10 avoidable mistakes in downsizing
• HR practices that limit voluntary employee turnover
• 10 tough questions about downsizing for managers
• What survivors want to know
• What to do when restructuring is necessary
• Who goes? Who stays?
• Corporate communications about restructuring
• Restructuring: What to do

Links

Series:

• Human Resource Management

Categories:

• Management, Leadership & Organisation

Talk Citation

Publication History

• Published on July 7, 2011