Just like in our personal health, the most critical time to push through the doubt and discomfort is when we are most unhealthy. When we least feel like it, we need to muster up the will to put on our gym shoes and hit the walking trail or lift some weights.
No doubt, layoffs create a level of unhealth in your company culture, even if done well. There are ripple effects of uncertainty about the future, resentment, and even survivor’s guilt. Your team is going through a lot of mixed emotions, and as their leader, it’s your job to help them weather this storm. And the time is now, not sometime in the future, when the economy stabilizes.