RESTRUCTURING & DOWNSIZING
Part 9 of 9
White Collar vs. Blue Collar
For those studying to be manager, the heart wrenching effects of corporate restructuring are not felt. Unless one has day-to-day contact with the companies labor force, the names are more that likely to be viewed upon as assets. Unlike machines that can be disposed off with out a second thought, letting go of a worker has much greater effects on the community. A dramatic change as the automotive industry has under taken will not only hurt communities with the loss of income, but possibly the increase of crimes as a matter of survival.
To be the best managers we can be, we have to keep reminding our selves that thousands of people rely on us to make good decisions, and trust in us to keep the company afloat. Granted there are times when things turned for the worse quiet unexpectedly, but unless we are managing a company without some kind of safety net, our poor decisions will cost thousands of jobs. And that is a ton to carry by your conscious.
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