How to Handle a Layoff Without Losing the Trust of the Team That Stays
What to say, what to skip, and how to redistribute workload so the team that stays after a layoff doesn't quietly start job-hunting too.
Leading teams day to day — feedback, structure, and getting the best out of people.
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What to say, what to skip, and how to redistribute workload so the team that stays after a layoff doesn't quietly start job-hunting too.
Logistics before day one, something shipped in week one, checkpoints at 7, 14, and 30. A week-by-week plan with owners and the questions to ask.
A step-by-step approach for delivering feedback to someone who shuts down, argues back, or deflects every time you raise a concern.
One is coaching the employee owns. The other is evaluation the manager owns. Blending them breaks both, and here is how to keep them apart.
Skip the sandwich. Name the behavior, name the effect, agree on the next step, and check your read of it. Four sentences, delivered within 48 hours.