Letting the Good Ones Go: A Leader's Guide to Approaching Layoffs with Care and Compassion

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Dan H Lawrence

Letting the Good Ones Go

A Leader's Guide to Approaching Layoffs with Care and Compassion

Dan H Lawrence

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Brickalow Publishing House
20 August 2025

Business ethics; Management & management techniques; Coping with stress; Self-help & personal development

Letting the Good Ones Go provides step-by-step strategies for leaders who want to manage workforce reductions with empathy and integrity, ensuring that both departing and remaining employees are treated with respect. This guide offers insights into effective communication, ethical decision-making, self-care, and maintaining morale during times of transition. It equips leaders with the tools and reflections needed to balance difficult financial decisions with their mission-driven values.

This resource is designed for professionals in education, nonprofits, healthcare, government, and other fields dedicated to community well-being. It provides guidance on navigating layoffs while upholding a commitment to compassion and social responsibility. By integrating self-help techniques to support personal resilience, this book also lays out a pathway for leaders to maintain their emotional resilience and stay effective in both their professional roles and their personal lives during challenging times.

By: Dan H Lawrence
Imprint: Brickalow Publishing House
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9798992415322
Pages: 146
Publication Date: 20 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Dan H. Lawrence is an educator, strategist, and lifelong learner who has spent nearly three decades working across libraries, nonprofits, and higher education. Across genres, he writes to inspire reflection, courage, and hope. His fiction includes stories that explore identity, resilience, and connection. His nonfiction is for those navigating complex systems and tough decisions in values-driven fields and offers tools for showing up with clarity, courage, and integrity. Dan lives in Colorado with his wife and son. He enjoys reading, traveling, woodcarving, and experimenting with a variety of musical instruments-enthusiastically, if not always skillfully.