Having been through a couple of redundancies and managed a couple of teams through the redundancy process, I have experienced how it can impact those leaving the organisation and those remaining behind.

My tips for people being made redundant are:

• Believe in yourself
• Look at what you have achieved
• Make a note of all your skills and experience
• What challenges have you faced and how did you overcome them
• Acknowledge what you are feeling and be kind to yourself
• Be open to options
• Continue to work professionally with those that are remaining
• Hand over key information you know those remaining will need
• Make time for yourself.

My tips for managers and leaders making people redundant are:

• Keep communicating
• Have an open-door policy so people can come and talk to you
• Show empathy
• Share what you are going through
• Prepare of a reduction in peoples focus and output
• Make the hand over process as smooth as possible
• Capture key knowledge from those that are leaving as soon as possible
• Manage the potential increase in workload for those remaining
• Manage your own situation and well-being

My tips for those people remaining in the company are:

• Acknowledge what is happening to your colleagues
• Work out what information they have that you will need
• Make time for handover of knowledge
• Consider what the changes mean to you and your workload
• Discuss the situation with your manager
• Remain positive
• Show empathy
• Don’t feel guilty that you have kept your job
• Manage your own situation and well-being.

It is really important to remember that everyone’s experience of being made redundant or taking people through the redundancy process is unique to them. There will be a process to follow and some common feelings and behaviours. However, the impact and result will be specific to each person.
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