Workforce reduction is inevitable; sometimes employees just do not work out or companies face downsizing, reorganization and restructuring. But studies have shown that having an effective outplacement strategy reduces litigation and minimizes the effect on the remaining employee morale.
Career Development Strategies from a Dedicated Team
At Thompson Technologies, we understand how to assist firms in supporting employees during critical times of change. Our expert outplacement team has previously worked for some of the most prestigious outplacement companies and works quickly to enable employees to successfully transition and reestablish their careers.
Effective Planning for Critical Change
Thompson Technologies ensures your organization has an effective plan in place for both managers and staff during these difficult times. Our success is based on our knowledge in this area and our ability to be flexible and personal, to provide you with a customized solution that meets the specific needs of your business. We help your managers and senior leaders understand their responsibilities while allowing your employees to exit the company and successfully transition into new opportunities. Some of the following programs may be included as part of the total reduction plan:
- Manager Termination Training
- On-site Employee Separation Support
- Group Transition Programs
- Executive Transition Programs
Through these services we can help you with specific details including:
- Formulation of a recognized transition plan
- Planning logistics
- Conducting manager termination training
- Implementation of the actual notification
- Conducting orientation sessions for leaving and remaining employees
- Running an internal or external career center
- Planning and implementation of a workforce revitalization plan
One of the most difficult jobs that a manager will face in his or her career is the termination of an individual’s employment. While never easy, careful planning and thorough preparation are essential elements in successfully easing the process and dealing with reactions.
Knowledge for Delivering Hard Messages
Thompson Technologies provides companies with training for managers facing the task of displacing employees in your company. Our Manager Termination Training helps managers understand their responsibilities during the separation process as well as balance the needs of:
- The impacted individual(s)
- The remaining employees
- Your business
This specific training focuses on:
- Creating structure for the employee notification meeting
- Anticipating what to expect in the meeting
- Preparing answers to frequently asked questions
- Dealing with reactions of the remaining employees
- Conducting meetings with remaining employees
On-site employee separation support
Thompson Technologies On-site Employee Separation Services provide displaced employees support at your company on the day of the separation. These services also provide counseling resources on-site prior to the separation event to review employee profiles, discuss potential issues and coordinate meeting logistics and appropriate security measures.
Critical Follow Up and Support, Successful Transitions
Delivering the separation message from the manager to the employee in an appropriate manner is critical. But the process can’t end there. An effective notification process isn’t complete without a skillfully managed follow-up meeting with the dismissed employee(s). These sessions are held immediately after the notification and are conducted by a Thompson Technologies’ trained counselor to handle the wide range of emotional reactions and unique situations and to outline the employee’s next steps. Our counselors are experienced in delivering separation messages and act as advocates for the person(s) leaving—providing unbiased and professional guidance.
The purpose of this support notification meeting is to:
- Address the reactions of notified employees
- Inform them of the career transition services available
- Coach them in constructive next-steps, helping the impacted employees focus on the future and move forward
- Minimize the risk of litigation
Comprehensive Programs for Successful Transitions
Whether it is due to the natural employee lifecycle, downsizing or corporate realignments—changes are inevitable. However, organizations can depend on Thompson Technologies to ease the transition of impacted employees through our comprehensive transition programs. From group programs for employees to one-on-one counseling for managers, Thompson Technologies provides an array of programs that can be tailored to fit any organizational transition population.
The program components can include any or all of the following to meet the needs of the organization:
- Self-assessment and counseling
- Networking and job search strategies
- Resume development and interview training
- Assistance on negotiating job offers
- Education on online resources
- Coaching to create a personal branding strategy
- Two-day career transition workshop covering critical areas employees must address during their career transition.
- Employee transition center with office space and administrative support available
- One-on-one career transition counseling follow-up designed for managers
Specialized Assistance, High Impact Results
The dynamics associated with executive transitions can be extremely complicated and require special considerations for the organization, the community and the individual. It is essential that these factors are addressed in a positive manner to ensure a successful transition. Thompson Technologies provides a customized, executive transition program designed specifically to deliver high impact results for executives transitioning to another career opportunity.
The Executive Transition program addresses the following:
- One-on-one career counseling with an experienced coach
- Self-assessment tools and feedback for competitive differentiation
- In-depth coaching to create a personal branding and marketing strategies
- Completion of a world class resume
- Education on online resources
- Participation in search strategy networks and meetings
- Understanding the metrics of managing a job search campaign
- Interview training
- Assistance in negotiating a job offer
- Private work space with phone, e-mail, computer and administrative support available
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