A companies reputation is affected by many things throughout it’s history. One key action that affects how people perceive your company is how you treat them when you have to let them go.
If you have to let someone go, how you do that reflects on you immensely. According to Barry Schwartz, author of “The Paradox of Choice” what happens at the end of an experience may have a larger impact on peoples perception of you than what happened in the middle.
Reducing the pain of layoffs does the following:
- Helps the employee by preparing them for the transition
- Gives the employee hope, one of the most powerful motivators
- Reduce the negative way people feel about your company (I wish I had a study to back me up on this, but what I am hearing from employment attorneys is that it probably reduces the rate of lawsuits as well.)
If your organization is in transition, downsizing, right sizing, hiring, whichever way you are moving, you should look at the services of someone like MB Deans at Douglas Partners.
- Outplacement and transition support. Help those leaving your firm get a jump start on their transition with powerful, engaging workshops combined with coaching on all aspects of the job hunt process. Douglas Partners works to understand your business challenges, then create and execute plans to adjust your workforce to meet current realities.
Because Douglas Partners knows how to help find the right talent, they also now how to place talent. Which means they are going to have a greater chance of success in helping your employees and your reputation.
- Finding the right people. Do you know what kind of talent your business needs to succeed in these turbulent times? How about the future? Douglas Partners can prepare you for successful targeted talent hunts aimed at the “A” players with strategies and programs created for your unique business challenges.
- Hiring top talent. Their clients say finding top talent is critical for keeping costs down and preserving their competitive edge. Give your hiring managers the skills they need to identify the right candidates based on capabilities and fit with the organization, lead effective, efficient interviews and select the best person for the job.
Some great results Douglas Partners achieved for clients include:
- Individuals needing outplacement and career transition services, including job hunt advising, resumes and cover letters, and coaching on interview skills and salary negotiations. Results: 85% of our private clients land the job the want within 3 months; 95% of them are referred to us by satisfied clients.
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