Redundancy!

Being on either end of a redundancy process is at least disconcerting. For people losing their job role, the financial and emotional impacts are obvious. In the turmoil you might not spare a thought for the managers giving you the bad news, but they may feel just as uncomfortable and be just as insecure about their own future as you are. Complaining about your role disappearing or getting upset or angry is unlikely to change the outcome so what can you do to improve your position?

Here’s the bright idea: instead of facing up to each other like redundancy is a tug of war, why not both get on the same side of the rope. Have you candidly discussed with your teams options for cutting costs or bringing in money? If you think your post is at risk, have you offered to be involved in the process working out what you and your colleagues need (training, time off to look for work, career guidance etc). That way if the worst does happen, you will be in a stronger position and may have gained some new negotiation and problem solving skills along the way. More here