Alternative Redundancy Measures to 'Limit Damage'

With every day bringing news of more job losses there are some employers who are adopting alternative approaches to redundancy. KPMG in preparation for the downturn has launched an innovative programme called Flexible Futures. Having invested heavily to create a highly talented and engaged workforce, partners and staff can volunteer to reduce their working week or to take 4 and 12 week's leave at reduced pay. On the Island of Himeshima, Japan, the island's inhabitants sacrifice wages and regular hours to keep everyone in jobs. As a result they haven't been as hard hit by the global economic situation.

The Likeability Factor by Tim Sanders

Tim Sanders is the author of The Likeability Factor, which he defines as the ability to create positive attitudes in other people through the delivery of emotional and physical benefits. A low L-factor shows up when doors close, meetings get cancelled. A high L-factor shows up when you have more than one job offer and people want to spend extra time with you. Based on research it seems that job candidates are more successful if they are likeable. They get second interviews, onto short lists and are more likely to keep their jobs, both in good and bad times.

What To Do When Change Happens

As Carol Adrienne writes in her book When Life Changes - Or You Wish it Would, 'Life is not quite the same as it was. But then, it never really is. The pace of change seems to be picking up'. If at the start of the New Year instead of feeling hopeful and optimistic, life is starting to resemble shifting sands and the familiar comfort of your known world is in danger of becoming unpredictable and chaotic then don't panic too soon.

Change in life is inevitable, whether it is starting or leaving education, getting married, experiencing loss, or changing jobs. Nothing stays the same for ever. However, the fear of the unknown makes us resist change and want to hold onto the comfort of what we know. Ultimately this paralyses our ability to make choices, take decisions and spot opportunities or possibilities.

Being prepared for change involves flexibility, self belief and strength of purpose. Here are some ideas we have devised at Real Coaching Solutions to help you manage change powerfully and purposefully. continue to read