Downsizing

Employee Recognition

Recognize those employees who have helped in the downsizing effort. Remember just how difficult and even traumatic the entire process was for these individuals. Their jobs have been impacted in some significant manner as a result of the downsizing, yet they helped the organization implement it. Providing appropriate recognition to these individuals is very important.

Recognition does not always have to be in the form of a raise or a promotion (and these things are generally not an option anyway). Informal forms of recognition are also very important to employees. Some ways to informally recognize employee efforts include letters, phone calls, letters of recommendation, lunch or dinner with the boss or gift certificates, and ...