Managing Your Department During a Coprporate CrisisWritten by Sheri A. Callahan
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Management communications. Set a clear line of communication with your supervisor. Inquire as to all internal employment options for both yourself and your employees. Ask for specifics on time frame for termination of positions. Request a clear package for all severance information. Also, request information regarding restrictions for employment with competitors or clients. Keep your door open. Talk to your staff and be their information magnet for any questions, thoughts or concerns. This is critical in curtailing gossip train that emerges during a corporate crisis. Be patient and understanding to fears or hostility from employees. Schedule daily or weekly meetings as needed, to disseminate proper information and to encourage discussion. Help them to consider all of their employment options. It is critical to be both a positive role model during this difficult time. Outsourcing services. Immediately inquire if job search services, mock interviews, resume writing and career coaching will be provided to employees. If this is not in place, request services from human resources department or your supervisor. References. What are company policies on providing references for employees including management? Are you will to provide references once you have left company? Identify a management ally whom will provide a reference attesting to your management skills, work ethic and general employability. Encourage your employees to contact all references for an approval prior to using their name. They should also inquire as to type of information their reference is willing to disclose.In event that a corporate crisis rears its ugly head in your career, do not panic. Managers have a unique responsibility to continue managing with a smile on their face and a no-fear attitude. You will find that with positive leadership, employees within a dying department can rise to occasion, as they seek out new opportunities in their careers. So if that lay off memo ever crosses your desk, simply hold your head high, stand next to your staff and follow five steps to overcoming a corporate crisis.
13 years of combined responsibilities in consulting; business management; workforce development training; career planning and strategies; executive resume writing; private and group career coaching; needs assessment studies and published writings. Sheri know is President of Horizon Consulting Group, LLC. HCG specializes in motivational keynote addresses, training workshops and performance consulting. Visit www.onthehorizon.net
| | Do Not Call Loop HolesWritten by Stephen Bucaro
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There are several giant loop holes in National Do Not Call Telemarketing Rule. You can still receive calls from political organizations, charities, companies that you have done business with, and telephone surveyors. Any moron can change a sales script into a "survey". The only real way to avoid annoying telemarketers is to get an answering machine. Don't worry, if state lottery commission calls to inform you that you‘ve won, they'll leave a message. If an annoying telemarketer leaves a message on my answering machine, I hope he can find a place to buy ice water in hell while waiting for me to return call. ---------------------------------------------------------- Resource Box: Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintain your computer and use it more effectively to design a Web site and make money on Web visit http://bucarotechelp.com To subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blank email to mailto:bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com ----------------------------------------------------------
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