4 common traps when choosing a career
There are four common traps you may face when choosing a career: Believing you are only meant to do one thingThat you must identify a specific career position to work…
4 common traps when choosing a career
The 4 foundational elements of onboarding successfully in a new role
Although it might seem more people are losing their jobs these days, when wearing my outplacement coaching hat, I have coached a number of people who have started new roles,…
The Unfortunate Reality of Zoom Lay-Offs Part Two: How To Support Your Outgoing Employees
In part one of this series, I explored how to minimise the negative impact of having to lay off staff remotely rather than in-person – a sad reality of our…
The Unfortunate Reality of Zoom Lay-Offs Part One: How To Let Go Of Staff With Sensitivity and Empathy
In pre-COVID times, the idea of using remote communications to inform staff they were being let go would have been akin to dumping your partner via text – highly impersonal,…
What is considered best-practice when standing employees down?
Over the last several months we have seen many of our clients deal with the difficult reality of shutting down their businesses. Time after time we have seen employers doing everything…
CASE STUDY: How hipages responded to a global pandemic while maintaining their corporate values
2020 has been a challenging year, to say the least. Companies and organisations have been faced with unprecedented challenges as a result of wide-scale lockdowns. Businesses have been forced to…
Social Responsibility and Outplacement: How Your Business Stands to Benefit
In my recent articles, I’ve been exploring the role of outplacement within the social responsibility requirements of an organisation – both in terms of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the…
Outplacement, CSR and the Social Licence to Operate
We are all familiar with the term ‘corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) – a concept that’s been around for over 50 years and covers a wide range of considerations, from conducting…
How Outplacement Can Minimise the Impact of “Survivor’s Guilt” in Remaining Employees
When we consider the impact of job losses – such as recent redundancies or retrenchment arising from the COVID-19 pandemic – it’s natural to focus on those directly impacted by…
How to Prepare Stood-Down Employees To Return To Work
With the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc across the workforce, many businesses have faced tough decisions on whether they can hold on to staff or must let them go. However, the…