How to keep your best employees during layoffs

How to keep your best employees during layoffs | practice | Ramp up innovation: Add clarity to psychological safety Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( October 23, 2023 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading the Way [] [How to keep your best employees during layoffs]( [How to keep your best employees during layoffs]( (Getty Images) Offering "across-the-board" exit packages when trimming your staff may tempt your best employees to bolt, so take time beforehand to identify them (they could be well below your executive level), find ways to communicate how vital they are and offer them a chance to develop their skills, write leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith and Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management professor Kelly Goldsmith. "They may not be your company's most important contributors today, but they may well be in the future," they write. Full Story: [Chief Executive]( (10/20) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Research shows more than half of exiting employees from a top accounting firm had no idea that the company valued their contribution and [they were moving on because they did not feel important](, write Kelly Goldsmith and Marshall Goldsmith. "You have to let the people you need to keep the most know how truly unique and important they are. If you don't, your competitors will." 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Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (10/20) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Provide clarity by setting specific goals, outlining constraints and identifying key areas for innovation, Hurt and Dye suggest. [Use their clarity and safety model]( to determine where your company is going awry so you can make adjustments. What does the gold standard of leadership look like? Considering that transformation happens from the top down, your leaders are key to unlocking the benefits of a positive culture. 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