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Layoffs: How To Conduct Them Properly And Potentially Avoid Them Altogether

HR Tech Girl

I’ve been managing people and budgets for over 20 years, and I was a CFO in 2008 when the recession hit and we had to drastically cut the company budget. Things may have been different if they did a more careful evaluation of staffing needs and took a more strategic approach to workforce planning.

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Let Go of Letting People Go: A Business Case for Labour Hoarding

Degreed

But in 2008 and 2009, I kept reiterating that point: There will be a recovery, and we need to be prepared for it.”. Time-to-hire and, more importantly, time-to-productivity are major factors in workforce planning. Staffing considerations are a huge part of that preparation.

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More on Social Media in HR Summit ~ HR to HR 2.0 and Human.

Strategic HCM

Workforce Planning is a Necessity… SumTotal & the Definitive Guide to Strategic Human. ► 2008. . ► February. (10). ► January. (5). ▼ 2012. ► December. (11). ► November. (12). ► October. (12). ► September. (11). ▼ August. (8). Team GB’s Golds / On Competition.

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Bet Big on These HR Tech Conference 2017 Sessions

Visier

In 1998, a panel of HR experts and futurists were asked to predict how HR would change in 2008 , and in 2008, another panel was tasked with envisioning the HR of 2018. It was true in 1998 and 2008, and it is true today. Find out more about what we’re planning for you !

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Bet Big on These HR Tech Conference 2017 Sessions

Visier

In 1998, a panel of HR experts and futurists were asked to predict how HR would change in 2008 , and in 2008, another panel was tasked with envisioning the HR of 2018. It was true in 1998 and 2008, and it is true today. Find out more about what we’re planning for you !

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Bet Big on These HR Tech Conference 2017 Sessions

Visier

In 1998, a panel of HR experts and futurists were asked to predict how HR would change in 2008 , and in 2008, another panel was tasked with envisioning the HR of 2018. It was true in 1998 and 2008, and it is true today. Find out more about what we’re planning for you !

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How People Analytics Delivers Financial Impact [New Report]

Visier

Optimizing workforce planning to remove fat from workforce staffing projections and the need for open requisitions yielding savings up to $100 million. The 2008 economic downturn showed that during a recession, revenue growth is replaced by profit sustainability and for some, profit growth.

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