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“Team Spirit” by Brittany Hudson discusses how to motivate your staff who remains employed after a lay off. Four guidelines on how to maintain team spirit include transparency, organizational goals, employees’ skill set, and employee appreciation. Maintain transparency through communication with your team. Share the organizations goals and have employees contribute on reaching these goals. Assess your new team of employees to ensure staff is utilized to their greatest potential. Share with staff how they are assets to the organization.

“Team Spirit” is an article that supports my thesis. The article recognizes that after lay offs, stress exists with the employees who continue working with the organization. The employees’ fear of not knowing their destiny may cause a hesitance in an employee’s performance.

Layoff Survivors’ Relief Turning to Stress” discusses how employers instantly have relief knowing they have survived a layoff. However, the feelings of relief can suddenly shift to feeling over worked and stressed. According to careerbuilder.com, 30% of employees who remain working after a layoff feel over worked. To reduce stress in an environment where layoffs recently occurred avoid over committing yourself with an unrealistic work load. Employees should remember to maintain a healthy work life balance and utilize your vacation time. Take advantage of flexible work schedules if provided. Telecommunicating once a week help reduces your stress. Although fear exists in the work place stress. Although fear exists in the work place, avoid listening to the rumors. Becoming involved in the rumors will intensify your stress level regarding your job security.

This article supports my paper by recognizing many employe...

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