| p>Of course you know that a company's reputation is | | | | both terminated employees, as well as the managers |
| also influenced by the people leaving the organization. | | | | responsible for terminating them. |
| But did you also know that within 90 days of a major | | | | Termination talks trigger a strong emotional shock - |
| change announcement more than 25% of a | | | | esp. for long-term and older employees. It can be |
| company's top performers may voluntarily leave the | | | | weeks or months before they are emotionally stable |
| organization?* | | | | enough to deal with the stress of separation. Only then |
| As unusual as it sounds, a responsible terminated | | | | can they begin to plan their career futures both |
| policy can not only positively influence a company's | | | | realistically and aspirationally. Only then can they begin |
| external imagine, but strengthen the internal reputation | | | | to grasp the necessary pragmatic steps of separation |
| as well. | | | | within a larger field of reference. |
| More and more outplacement and transition support | | | | With an experienced Transition Coach, the terminated |
| aimed at assisting terminated employees in their | | | | employee is able to confront his new situation more |
| concrete search for a suitable new position is being | | | | quickly and with more assurance. In addition to an |
| provided, and will be increasingly part future of | | | | evaluation of the job-related qualifications he has has |
| termination packages. A recent study by Reed | | | | collected over the years, the Transition Coach helps |
| Consulting*, UK, discovered the following:o 78 % of | | | | him assess life's most important components - incl. his |
| those questioned think that responsible outplacement | | | | goals and dreams. Who knows: There may be no time |
| policies can improve the reputation of an organizationo | | | | like the present to realise long-dormant career |
| 55 % of those questioned feel that a responsible | | | | dreams!? |
| outplacement program make an organization more | | | | When this bridge has been successfully crossed, a |
| attractive as an employero 87 % of those questioned | | | | individualized action plan - whether as part of an |
| also view outplacement provisions as concrete | | | | extremely focused outplacement program or |
| support for managers having to deal with the difficult | | | | completely personally driven - has been defined and |
| task of terminating employees. | | | | the necessary next steps have been outlined. The |
| Is there a way to make YOUR company's termination | | | | internal barriers have been largely overcome and the |
| efforts even more efficient and less painful for all | | | | terminated employee is inwardly well-prepared and |
| involved? | | | | ready to embrace a new life with energy and |
| Transition Coaching can prove a valuable support for | | | | optimism. |