Healing the Wounds: Overcoming the Trauma of Layoffs and Revitalizing Downsized Organizations

THE SHATTERED COVENANT. Forgotten Survivors: What Happens to Those Who Are Left Behind. Changing Organizations and the End of Job Security. THE SURVIVOR EXPERIENCE. Learning from the Past: The Survivor Syndrome Across Time. Speaking for Themselves: Layoff Survivor Stories. Time Does Not Heal All Wounds: The Effects of Long-Term Survivor Sickness. INTERVENTIONS FOR HEALTHY SURVIVAL. A Four-Level Process for Handling Layoffs and Their Effects. Level One: Manage the Layoff Processes. Level Two: Facilitate the Necessary Grieving. Level Three: Break the Codependency Chain and Empower People. Level Four: Build a New Employment Relationship. THE GREAT WAKE-UP CALL. The Rebirth of Meaning and Direction: Leading the New Organization. Life After Downsizing: Revitalizing Ourselves and Our Organizations. Appendix A. The Survivor Groups. Appendix B. The Human Resource Study.