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Layoffs: How To Conduct Them Properly And Potentially Avoid Them Altogether

HR Tech Girl

I’ve been managing people and budgets for over 20 years, and I was a CFO in 2008 when the recession hit and we had to drastically cut the company budget. Stripe’s layoff notice is a great example of how to communicate with empathy and transparency. Unfortunately, that included laying off a portion of our team.

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Let Go of Letting People Go: A Business Case for Labour Hoarding

Degreed

But in 2008 and 2009, I kept reiterating that point: There will be a recovery, and we need to be prepared for it.”. Time-to-hire and, more importantly, time-to-productivity are major factors in workforce planning. Staffing considerations are a huge part of that preparation.

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Bet Big on These HR Tech Conference 2017 Sessions

Visier

In 1998, a panel of HR experts and futurists were asked to predict how HR would change in 2008 , and in 2008, another panel was tasked with envisioning the HR of 2018. It was true in 1998 and 2008, and it is true today. Find out more about what we’re planning for you !

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Bet Big on These HR Tech Conference 2017 Sessions

Visier

In 1998, a panel of HR experts and futurists were asked to predict how HR would change in 2008 , and in 2008, another panel was tasked with envisioning the HR of 2018. It was true in 1998 and 2008, and it is true today. Find out more about what we’re planning for you !

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Bet Big on These HR Tech Conference 2017 Sessions

Visier

In 1998, a panel of HR experts and futurists were asked to predict how HR would change in 2008 , and in 2008, another panel was tasked with envisioning the HR of 2018. It was true in 1998 and 2008, and it is true today. Find out more about what we’re planning for you !

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Employee Experience Driven by People Analytics: Interview with Serena Huang, Global Head of People Analytics at Kraft Heinz

Rallyware for Human Resources

You also need to align any data analytics effort with initiatives you’re pursuing, which could be a diversity initiative, for example. She compares the situation for CFOs in the 2008 financial crisis with that of C-level people leaders now. So, give us an example based on your current role.

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Post-Brexit Workforce Challenges: How to Strategically Plan Through Ambiguity

Visier

Indeed, HR can get ahead of these changes by leading the charge on workforce planning , a role typically reserved for finance. For example, a limited free trade deal would likely remove tariffs for goods, but not for services. These are not isolated examples.