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Managing workforce restructuring successfully: leadership & communication

Noema Löw

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Noema Loew

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November 6, 2024

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Noema Löw is a Senior Manager at CPC AG and leads the leadership and talent development business area. For three years she has been responsible as account manager for an international telecommunications group and brings seven years of leadership experience. Her focus areas are change management, culture and mindset as well as coaching and enabling. She also regularly facilitates digital and in-person formats for leaders.

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When workforce restructuring or workforce reduction measures are up for discussion in a company, the entire organization is in a phase shaped by uncertainty. Those responsible for implementation have to balance the tension between economic necessity, social responsibility toward employees and public perception. Meanwhile, worries and rumors spread through the workforce. These immense changes can only be mastered with professional change management.

Leaders are not prepared

As a result, decision-makers have little chance to communicate effectively and guide their team through uncertain times.

Lengthy works council negotiations

This increases uncertainty among employees, and the first high performers leave the company.

A lack of appreciation

The organization's energy goes into cushioning employee resistance instead of focusing on goals and early wins.

Emotions are ignored

Communication happens primarily on a factual level, which contradicts the emotions of employees.

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  • Leading confidently in times of uncertainty — leadership support
  • Change management with a focus on communication and involvement

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