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Notes:

This article gives 10 tips on being a good manager during a recession. The main thoughts are:

1. Be objective and fair and gather facts;
2. Allow your staff to help make the tough decisions;
3. Talk often — and do it in person;
4. Walk the walk;
5. Get creative about cuts;
6. Be yourself;
7. Do layoffs right;
8. Don’t give up on professional development;
9. Keep up the fight for business alignment and ROI;
10. Look to the future;

There is some good advice in this article which should be considered outside a recession as well as it will help build loyalty to an organisation.

NOTE: the is a downloadable PDF version of the article available.